נמל
Hebrew
Etymology
At the time of the Babylonian Talmud, borrowed from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn) with metathesis.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (properly) IPA(key): /naˈmel/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (commonly) IPA(key): /naˈmal/
Noun
נָמֵל • (namél) m (plural indefinite נְמֵלִים, singular construct נְמַל־, plural construct נִמְלֵי־)
Usage notes
- Often spelled and pronounced as נָמָל (namál), possibly by influence of the construct form.
Derived terms
- נְמַל־תְּעוּפָה (n'mál-t'ufá)
References
- “נמל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
נמל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
