נמל

Hebrew

Etymology

At the time of the Babylonian Talmud, borrowed from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /nɔːˈmeːl/ [nɔːˈmeːl]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /nɔˈmel/ [nɔːˈmeːl]
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /naˈmel/ (properly), /naˈmal/ (commonly)
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Noun

נָמֵל • (namélm (plural indefinite נְמֵלִים, singular construct נְמַל־, plural construct נִמְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. port

Usage notes

  • Often spelled and pronounced as נָמָל (namál), possibly by influence of the construct form.

Derived terms

References

  • נמל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading