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Questions & Answers about الاسم جميل.
Where is the Arabic word for "is" in this sentence?
In Arabic, there is no word for "is" or "are" in the present tense. You simply put the subject (الاسم, the name) and the describing word (جميل, beautiful) next to each other to create a complete sentence.
Why does الاسم have the word "the" (ال) attached to it, but جميل does not?
This is exactly how Arabic shows the difference between a full sentence and a descriptive phrase. Because the first word has ال (the) and the second word is indefinite (no ال), it means "The name IS beautiful." If both had ال, it would just be a fragment meaning "the beautiful name".
Since we are learning question words, how would I ask "What is the name?"
You would use the question word ما (what), which is used for non-human objects and ideas. "What is the name?" is simply ما الاسم؟ (literally: What the name?).
Is the word جميل masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. In Arabic, describing words must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word الاسم is a masculine noun, so we use the masculine form جميل instead of the feminine form جميلة.