رمل

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raml-. First attested as Old South Arabian 𐩧𐩣𐩡 (rml).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /raml/

Noun

رَمْل • (raml) m (dual رَمْلَانِ (ramlāni), plural رِمَال (rimāl))

1. (uncountable) sand

Declension

Declension of noun رَمْل (raml)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَمْل raml	الرَّمْل ar-raml	رَمْل raml
Nominative	رَمْلٌ ramlun	الرَّمْلُ ar-ramlu	رَمْلُ ramlu
Accusative	رَمْلًا ramlan	الرَّمْلَ ar-ramla	رَمْلَ ramla
Genitive	رَمْلٍ ramlin	الرَّمْلِ ar-ramli	رَمْلِ ramli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَمْلَيْن ramlayn	الرَّمْلَيْن ar-ramlayn	رَمْلَيْ ramlay
Nominative	رَمْلَانِ ramlāni	الرَّمْلَانِ ar-ramlāni	رَمْلَا ramlā
Accusative	رَمْلَيْنِ ramlayni	الرَّمْلَيْنِ ar-ramlayni	رَمْلَيْ ramlay
Genitive	رَمْلَيْنِ ramlayni	الرَّمْلَيْنِ ar-ramlayni	رَمْلَيْ ramlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِمَال rimāl	الرِّمَال ar-rimāl	رِمَال rimāl
Nominative	رِمَالٌ rimālun	الرِّمَالُ ar-rimālu	رِمَالُ rimālu
Accusative	رِمَالًا rimālan	الرِّمَالَ ar-rimāla	رِمَالَ rimāla
Genitive	رِمَالٍ rimālin	الرِّمَالِ ar-rimāli	رِمَالِ rimāli

Related terms

• رَمْلَة (ramla, “a grain of sand”)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ramal

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ramil/

Noun

رمل • (ramil)

1. sand