ܓܡܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, literally “camel”); compare Arabic جِيم (jīm), Hebrew גִּימֶל (gímel) and Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːmal.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒam.mal.]

Noun

ܓܵܡܲܠ • (gāmal) f

1. gimel (the third letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܓ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)}

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəmal.]

Noun

ܓܡܲܠ • (gmal) m (plural ܓܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (gamlay), feminine ܓܲܡܠܲܬ (gamlat))

1. singular construct state of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā, “camel”)