نمل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew נְמָלָה (nemalá, “ant”).

Noun

نَمْل • (naml) m (collective, singulative نَمْلَة f (namla), plural نِمَال (nimāl))

1. ants
2. small pustules or blisters

Declension

Declension of noun نَمْل (naml)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَمْل naml	النَّمْل an-naml	نَمْل naml
Nominative	نَمْلٌ namlun	النَّمْلُ an-namlu	نَمْلُ namlu
Accusative	نَمْلًا namlan	النَّمْلَ an-namla	نَمْلَ namla
Genitive	نَمْلٍ namlin	النَّمْلِ an-namli	نَمْلِ namli
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَمْلَة namla	النَّمْلَة an-namla	نَمْلَة namlat
Nominative	نَمْلَةٌ namlatun	النَّمْلَةُ an-namlatu	نَمْلَةُ namlatu
Accusative	نَمْلَةً namlatan	النَّمْلَةَ an-namlata	نَمْلَةَ namlata
Genitive	نَمْلَةٍ namlatin	النَّمْلَةِ an-namlati	نَمْلَةِ namlati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَمْلَتَيْن namlatayn	النَّمْلَتَيْن an-namlatayn	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
Nominative	نَمْلَتَانِ namlatāni	النَّمْلَتَانِ an-namlatāni	نَمْلَتَا namlatā
Accusative	نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni	النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
Genitive	نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni	النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَمْلَات namlāt	النَّمْلَات an-namlāt	نَمْلَات namlāt
Nominative	نَمْلَاتٌ namlātun	النَّمْلَاتُ an-namlātu	نَمْلَاتُ namlātu
Accusative	نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin	النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti	نَمْلَاتِ namlāti
Genitive	نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin	النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti	نَمْلَاتِ namlāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِمَال nimāl	النِّمَال an-nimāl	نِمَال nimāl
Nominative	نِمَالٌ nimālun	النِّمَالُ an-nimālu	نِمَالُ nimālu
Accusative	نِمَالًا nimālan	النِّمَالَ an-nimāla	نِمَالَ nimāla
Genitive	نِمَالٍ nimālin	النِّمَالِ an-nimāli	نِمَالِ nimāli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نمل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

نَمِلْ • (namil) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of مَالَ (māla)

Verb

نُمَلْ • (numal) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of مَالَ (māla)