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generation in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- jīl
- Arabizi
jeel- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَجْيَالٌ ajyālun
- Root
- ج ي ل
How to use it
"Generation" refers to a group of people born and living at about the same time, often sharing cultural experiences. It is a masculine noun in Arabic. Use "جيل" for a single generation and "أجيال" for multiple.
Example sentences
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يُحِبُّ جِيلُنا التِّقْنِيَاتِ الحَدِيثَةِ.
yuḥibbu jīlu-nā al-taqniyyāti al-ḥadīthati.
Our generation loves modern technology.
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كُلُّ جِيلٍ يَتَغَيَّرُ بَعْدَ الزَّمَنِ.
kullu jīlin yataġayyaru baʿda al-zamani.
Each generation changes over time.
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تُؤثِّرُ القِيَمُ عَلَى جِيلِ المُسْتَقْبَلِ.
tuʾaththiru al-qiyamu ʿalā jīli al-mustaqbali.
Values affect the future generation.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Profile Generation
إنشاء ملف التعريف
Europe’s Jihadi Generation
جيل جهادي في أوروبا
Next-Generation Development
تنمية الجيل القادم
Europe’s Doubting Generation
أوروبا وجيل التشكك
Certain families provided scholars generation after generation.
قدمت بعض الأسر العلماء جيلا بعد جيل.
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
ورحمته الى جيل الاجيال للذين يتقونه.
You, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.
انت يا رب الى الابد تجلس. كرسيك الى دور فدور.
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
انت يا رب الى الابد تجلس. كرسيك الى دور فدور.
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
ولكن يهوذا تسكن الى الابد واورشليم الى دور فدور.
Passing on the memory from generation to generation is becoming more difficult.
حيث بات من الصعب تمرير ذكرى الحرب من جيل إلى جيل.
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
دور يمضي ودور يجيء والارض قائمة الى الابد.
But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
ولكن يهوذا تسكن الى الابد واورشليم الى دور فدور.
Questions and answers
Is there a word for "young generation"?
Yes, "youth" (الشباب) is often used, but you can also say "الجيل الصغير".
Can "generation" refer to electricity?
In that sense Arabic uses "الجيل" only metaphorically; the technical term is "الطاقة الكهربائية".
Related words and expressions
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