What language does his name, "بشير بيار الجميّل", come from?
Arabic
French
English
Hebrew
Answer
The name "بشير بيار الجميّل" originates from Arabic. It is a combination of three Arabic words: بشير (Bashir), meaning "bringer of good news" or "harbinger"; بيار (Pierre), the French version of the name "Peter" which means "rock" or "stone"; and الجميّل (al-Jumayyil), a diminutive form of the Arabic word "جميل" (jamīl), meaning "beautiful" or "handsome".
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