Girl · Arabic (Persian and Urdu usage) · Muslim
Qandeel
قندیلSay it kan-DEEL
- Meaning today
- Lamp, light, lantern
- Original meaning
- "a candle; a lamp, lantern or chandelier" Steingass, p. 991
- Say it
- kan-DEEL
- Written
- قندیل
- Other spellings
- Qindeel, Kandeel, Qandil
Qandeel
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Qandeel meaning
Qandeel (قندیل) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Persian and Urdu usage).
A candle; a lamp, lantern or chandelier
Also used to mean: light
Qandeel (قندیل) is the Arabic qindīl, a lamp, which Persian and Urdu took over. Steingass's dictionary defines it as a candle, a lamp, a lantern or a chandelier, and lists figurative compounds for the sun, the stars and the night sky. Name lists give Qandeel as "lamp" or "light", matching the dictionary. The name is used in Pakistan and by Muslim families in India.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 991 · entry qindīl (قنديل) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, qindīl, p. 991
Spellings
Qandeel · Qindeel · Kandeel · Qandil