djebel

or jeb·el

[ jeb-uhl ]

noun

1. (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 /

noun

1. See jebel
   a variant spelling of jebel

Word History and Origins

Origin of djebel¹

< French < dialectal Arabic jebel

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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