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)
Audio (Modern Israeli Hebrew): (file)
Noun
נָמֵל • (namél) m (plural indefinite נְמֵלִים, singular construct נְמַל־, plural construct נִמְלֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]
Usage notes
- Often spelled and pronounced as נָמָל (namál), possibly by influence of the construct form.
Derived terms
- נְמַל־תְּעוּפָה (n'mál-t'ufá)
References
- “נמל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- נמל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he