גל

See also: ג׳ל

Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)
6 terms

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

גַּל • (gál) m (plural indefinite גַּלִּים, singular construct גַּל־, plural construct גַּלֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. wave (of water, energy, or figuratively anything else)
    הגלים בחוף מתחזקים. ― hagalím bakhóf mitkhazkím. ― The waves at the beach are getting stronger.
    גלי אור הם גלים רוחביים. ― galéi-ór hem galím rokhbiyím. ― Light waves are transverse waves.
    מעצרו של הפושע גרם לגל אנטישמיות נרחב. ― ma'atsaró shel haposhéa garám l'gál-antishémiut nerkháv. ― The arrest of the criminal led to a growing wave of antisemitism.
  2. tilde (the diacritical mark ~)
    Synonyms: טִילְדֶּה (tílde), זַרְקָא (zarqá)

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