جبيل

العربية

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جبيل

/d͡ʒu.bajl/

Where it comes from

From Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl), reshaped as if an Arabic diminutive of Arabic جَبَل (jabal, “mountain”), which the Phoenician term is nonetheless of the same root as.

proper noun جُبَيْل · jubayl · -

Byblos (a port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon)

In English

Byblos port city in Lebanon

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"جبيل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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جبيل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84

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"جبيل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جبيل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}