إنجيل
See also: انجیل
Arabic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion), probably through Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (ʾewwangellīōn) or a variant thereof, though also Ge'ez ወንጌል (wängel) or unattested Old South Arabian have been suggested as immediate source. Cognate to English evangel.
Noun
إِنْجِيل • (ʾinjīl) m (plural أَنَاجِيل (ʾanājīl))
- (Christianity, Islam) the Gospel, the evangel
- (Christianity) the New Testament
Declension
Declension of noun إِنْجِيل (ʾinjīl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | إِنْجِيل ʾinjīl | الْإِنْجِيل al-ʾinjīl | إِنْجِيل ʾinjīl |
| Nominative | إِنْجِيلٌ ʾinjīlun | الْإِنْجِيلُ al-ʾinjīlu | إِنْجِيلُ ʾinjīlu |
| Accusative | إِنْجِيلًا ʾinjīlan | الْإِنْجِيلَ al-ʾinjīla | إِنْجِيلَ ʾinjīla |
| Genitive | إِنْجِيلٍ ʾinjīlin | الْإِنْجِيلِ al-ʾinjīli | إِنْجِيلِ ʾinjīli |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | إِنْجِيلَيْن ʾinjīlayn | الْإِنْجِيلَيْن al-ʾinjīlayn | إِنْجِيلَيْ ʾinjīlay |
| Nominative | إِنْجِيلَانِ ʾinjīlāni | الْإِنْجِيلَانِ al-ʾinjīlāni | إِنْجِيلَا ʾinjīlā |
| Accusative | إِنْجِيلَيْنِ ʾinjīlayni | الْإِنْجِيلَيْنِ al-ʾinjīlayni | إِنْجِيلَيْ ʾinjīlay |
| Genitive | إِنْجِيلَيْنِ ʾinjīlayni | الْإِنْجِيلَيْنِ al-ʾinjīlayni | إِنْجِيلَيْ ʾinjīlay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَنَاجِيل ʾanājīl | الْأَنَاجِيل al-ʾanājīl | أَنَاجِيل ʾanājīl |
| Nominative | أَنَاجِيلُ ʾanājīlu | الْأَنَاجِيلُ al-ʾanājīlu | أَنَاجِيلُ ʾanājīlu |
| Accusative | أَنَاجِيلَ ʾanājīla | الْأَنَاجِيلَ al-ʾanājīla | أَنَاجِيلَ ʾanājīla |
| Genitive | أَنَاجِيلَ ʾanājīla | الْأَنَاجِيلِ al-ʾanājīli | أَنَاجِيلِ ʾanājīli |
Derived terms
- إنْجِيلِيّ (ʾinjīliyy)
- إنْجِيلِيَّة (ʾinjīliyya)
Related terms
- الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس (al-kitāb al-muqaddas, “the Bible”)
- الْعَهْد الْقَدِيم (al-ʿahd al-qadīm, “the Old Testament”)
- الْعَهْد الْجَدِيد (al-ʿahd al-jadīd, “the New Testament”)
- تَوْرَاة (tawrāh, “the Torah”)
- زَبُور (zabūr, “the Psalms”)
- الْقُرْآن (al-qurʾān, “the Qur'an”)
Descendants
- → Northern Kurdish: încîl
- → Malay: Injil
- → Indonesian: Injil
- → Persian: انجیل (enjil)
- → Ottoman Turkish: انجیل
- Turkish: incil
- Uzbek: injil
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 71–72
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 47