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jebel

/ˈd͡ʒɛbəl/

jebel noun: a hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).

Noun

jebel (plural jebels)

  1. A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).

Forms of jebel

pluraljebels
alternative formdjebel

Origin of jebel

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

Phrases with jebel

Questions about jebel

What does jebel mean?
Jebel means a hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
What part of speech is jebel?
Jebel is a noun.
How do you pronounce jebel?
Jebel is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛbəl/.
What is the plural of jebel?
The plural of jebel is jebels.

Words near jebel in the dictionary

  1. jebaiting
  2. jebaits
  3. Jebba
  4. Jebediah
  5. Jebediahs
  6. jebel
  7. Jebel ed-Druz
  8. Jebel Musa
  9. jebels
  10. jebena
  11. jebenas

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