ariel (plural ariels)
A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
ariel
Misspelling of aerial.
• Alire, Liera, ailer, lirae, raile
Ariel
(biblical) A name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel;, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine.
A male given name from Hebrew, also ascribed to spirits and angels in English literature.
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A female given name from Hebrew, used mainly since the 1980s.
(astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
A Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank.
• Alire, Liera, ailer, lirae, raile
Source: Wiktionary
A"ri*el, n., or; A"ri*el ga*zelle". Etym: [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zoöl.) A)
Definition: A variety of the gazelle (Antilope, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
