ഇഞ്ജീൽ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

  • ഇഞ്ചീൽ (iñcīl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl), in turn from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “gospel, good news”). Doublet of ഏവൻഗേലിയോൻ (ēvaṉgēliyōṉ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɲd͡ʒiːl/, [in̠ʲd͡ʒiːl]

Noun

ഇഞ്ജീൽ • (iñjīl)

  1. (Islam) Injil, a sacred text entrusted to the prophet Isa by God, often considered equivalent to the Christian gospels or the entire New Testament.
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