Jalal

Jalal (Arabic: جلال) is a masculine given or family name. The name or word Jalal means majesty and is used to honor and venerate.

When the Arabic language spread across non-Arabic regions, Jalal has also become a name for some Arabic-speaking Christians, non-Arab Muslims, and non-Arabs and has been added to other language dictionaries with the majestic meaning.

Another form is Galal, where the first letter "ج" is pronounced like hard g /g/ in English. Galal might have other meanings in different languages.

Jalal
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningMajesty, lordliness, loftiness, greatness, splendor, solemnity, glory.

Examples

The word Jalal could be found in many history, art, religious, and poetry books. For example:

  1. Jalal is used as a characteristic when addressing royals like kings and lords in history, myth, and formal occasion.
  2. Jalál the second month and the Saturday as a first day of the week in the Bahá’í calendar.
  3. Religious books;
    1. In the Bible, Jalal is used as a veneration for God in Psalms (111:3), (145:5), etc.[1], Isaiah (26:10), (30:30), etc.[1], and the Great Doxology, written and read in Churches in Arabic. For example:
      • Psalm (111:3) (English, Arabic): ".جَلاَلٌ وَبَهَاءٌ عَمَلُهُ، وَعَدْلُهُ قَائِمٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ"
      • Great Doxology (English, Arabic), second line: ".نشكرك من أجل عظيم جلال مجدك..."
    2. In the word Aljalal, "ذو الجلال والإكرام", verses 27 and 78 of Surat al-Rahman in the Quran.

Given name

Family name

Fictional people
  • Galal, main character of the Galal trilogy by Egyptian author Kamal Ruhayyim.
  • Jalal Fernandes, an antagonist in the Fairy Tail series.

See also

References
  1. "BibleGateway.com: Search for a Bible passage in 65 languages and 208 versions". www.biblegateway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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