Jalal (
Arabic: جلال) is a masculine given or family name. The name or word Jalal means majesty and is used to honor and venerate.
When the Arabic language spread across non-Arabic regions, Jalal has also become a name for some
Arabic-speaking Christians, non-Arab
Muslims, and non-Arabs and has been added to other language dictionaries with the majestic meaning.
Another form is Galal, where the first letter "ج" is pronounced like
hard g /''g''/ in English. Galal might have other meanings in different languages.
Examples
The word Jalal could be found in many history, art, religious, and poetry books. For example:
# Jalal is used as a characteristic when addressing royals like kings and lords in history, myth, and formal occasion.
#Jalál the second month and the Saturday as a first day of the week in the Bahá’í calendar.
#Religious books;
##In the
Bible, Jalal is used as a veneration for
God in
Psalms (111:3), (145:5), etc.
, Isaiah (26:10), (30:30), etc.
, and the Great Doxology, written and read in Churches in
Arabic. For example:
##*Psalm (111:3)
EnglishArabic
: ".جَلاَلٌ وَبَهَاءٌ عَمَلُهُ، وَعَدْلُهُ قَائِمٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ"
##*Great Doxology
, in the second line: ".نشكرك من أجل عظيم جلال مجدك..."
##In the word Aljalal which cannot be used as a given or family name because "Al" is here restricted to God in "ذو الجلال والإكرام" verses 27 and 78 of Surat al-Rahman
Ar-Rahman ( ar, الرحمان, ; The Merciful) is the 55th List of chapters in the Quran, Chapter (''Surah'') of the Qur'an, with 78 verses (''āyāt'').
The title of the surah, Ar-Rahman, appears in verse 1 and means "The Most Beneficent". ...
in the Quran.
Given name
*Jalal Abdul Carim Sahib
Jalal Haji Abdul Carim Sahib (1865-1939) was an Indian Businessman. He started his career with a humble beginning and went on to become a tycoon of the leather industry managing an industrial empire which is unparalleled till date. He played a ke ...
(1865–1939), Indian businessman
* Jalal Agha (1945–1995), Indian actor and director
*Jalal Akbari
Jalal Akbari Kelishadi ( fa, جلال اكبری کلیشادی , born 5 July 1983) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a left back.
Club career
Though he usually plays as a defender, in the IPL 2005/06 season, Akbari was one of the best g ...
(born 1983), Iranian football player
* Jalal al-Dawla (994–1044), Buyid amir of Iraq
* Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923–1969), Iranian writer, thinker, and social and political critic
* Jalal Hosseini (born 1982), Iranian football player
*Jalal Khoury
Jalal Khoury (born in Beirut on 28 May 1933 – died on 3 December 2017) was a playwright, theatre director, comedian and artistic editor.
First Lebanese playwright to be translated and performed internationally, his works are translated into ...
(1933–2017), Lebanese playwright, theater director, comedian
* Jalal Mansur Nuriddin (1944–2018), American poet
* Jalal Merhi (born 1967), Canadian action film producer
*Jalal Pishvaian
Jalal Pishvaian (10 June 1930 – 11 December 2021) was an Iranian actor. He acted in over 80 films.
Life and career
Jalal Pishvaian was born on 10 June 1930 in Tehran, Iran. Prior to acting, he owned a gym and was involved in boxing and Ju ...
(1930–2021), Iranian actor
* Jalal Talabani (1933-2017), Iraqi politician, president
* Jalal Talebi (born 1942), Iranian football player and manager
* Jalal Toufic (born 1962), Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and author
*Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeede ...
(born 1542), Mughal sultan
* Jalal Zolfonun (1937–2012), Iranian composer and setar player
Family name
* Ahmed Galal Ahmed Galal may refer to:
* Ahmed Galal (footballer)
* Ahmed Galal (politician)
Ahmed Galal (born 1948) is an Egyptian economist and politician, who was appointed minister of finance in the interim government headed by Hazem Al Beblawi on 16 Ju ...
(born 1948), Egyptian economist
* Ayesha Jalal (born 1956), Pakistani-American historian
* Aziza Jalal (born 1958), Moroccan Arabic pop singer
* Farida Jalal (born 1950), Persian actor
* Imrana Jalal, Indian-Fijian lawyer and activist
* Massouda Jalal (born 1964), Afghan politician
* Ramez Galal
Ramez Mohamed Galal Ahmed Tawufik ( ar, رامز محمد جلال أحمد توفيق; born 20 April 1973) is an Egyptian prankster, actor and singer. He graduated from the Egyptian Academy of Arts.
Biography
Ramez Galal is the son of the ...
(born 1973), Egyptian comic, actor and singer
* Sayed Mahmood Jalal (born 1980), Bahraini footballer
* Shwan Jalal
Shwan Jalal (born 14 August 1983) is a professional football coach and former goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United. He was capped five times for the England C team, and was later called up for the Iraq national team ...
(born 1983), Iraqi-English football goalkeeper
Fictional people
*Galal, main character of the Galal trilogy by Egyptian author Kamal Ruhayyim.
*Jalal Fernandes, an antagonist in the Fairy Tail series.
See also
* Jalil (disambiguation)
Jalil, Jahlil, Jaleel, Calil, Callil, Celil may refer to:
People
*Jalil Andrabi (died 1996), Kashmiri victim of Jalil Andrabi murder case
*Caetano Calil (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
*Carmen Callil (1938–2022), Australian publisher in th ...
References
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic masculine given names
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