амбал

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّال (ḥammāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐmˈbaɫ]

Noun

амба́л • (ambálm anim (genitive амба́ла, nominative plural амба́лы, genitive plural амба́лов)

  1. (slang) strong, healthy man
  2. (dated, dialectal) Persian longshoreman working in Caspian Sea and lower Volga ports
  3. (dated, dialectal) loader, unskilled worker

Declension