ARIEL

Etymology 1

Noun

ariel (plural ariels)

A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.

Etymology 2

Noun

ariel

Misspelling of aerial.

Anagrams

• Alire, Liera, ailer, lirae, raile

Etymology

Proper noun

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.

• :Scene ii

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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