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djebel
or jeb·el
[ jeb-uhl ]
noun
- (chiefly in Arabic-speaking countries) a mountain: often used as part of a placename to indicate that the place is situated on or near a mountain:
the Djebel Druze of southern Syria.
djebel
/ ˈdʒɛbəl /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of djebel1
< French < dialectal Arabic jebel
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Example Sentences
Djebel Shomer lies almost due south, and much nearer than any other of the places above specified.
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Beyond it rose the wall-like steeps of Djebel Toweyk, so often heard of, and now seen close at hand.
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The mountains forming this cape culminate in a grand conical peak, about 5,000 feet in height, called Djebel Okrab.
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Next morning we saw at a distance a range of hills, running north and south, called by the Arabs Djebel Khalie.
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