גיל

See also: גׄיל

Hebrew

Etymology

From West Semitic root *g-y-l "to rejoice".[1] Compare Arabic جِيل (jīl, “generation”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -il

Noun

גִּיל • (gíl) m (plural indefinite גִּילִים)

  1. age, period
  2. joy, happiness

Declension

Declension of גִּיל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite גִּיל first גִּילִי גִּילֵנוּ
definite הַגִּיל second גִּילְךָ גִּילֵךְ גִּילְכֶם גִּילְכֶן
construct גִּיל־ third גִּילוֹ גִּילָהּ גִּילָם גִּילָן
plural indefinite גִּילִים first גיליי / גִּילַי גִּילֵינוּ
definite הַגִּילִים second גִּילֶיךָ גילייך / גִּילַיִךְ גִּילֵיכֶם גִּילֵיכֶן
construct גִּילֵי־ third גִּילָיו גִּילֶיהָ גִּילֵיהֶם גִּילֵיהֶן

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

גִּיל • (gíl) m or f

  1. a male or female given name, Gil

References

  1. ^ Huehnergard, John. "Proto-Semitic Language and Culture; Semitic Roots" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p. 2074
  • "גיל" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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