Etymology

jebel

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Today it means: A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa). Full definition →

French djebel ← Arabic جَبَل
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromجَبَل“mountain”
  2. French · borrowed fromdjebel
  3. English todayjebel

Borrowed from French djebel, from Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicجَبَل all →

javelina

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.