נמלה

Hebrew

Root
נ־מ־ל (n-m-l)
1 term

Etymology

Compare Arabic نَمْل (naml).

Pronunciation

Noun

נְמָלָה • (nemalá) f (plural indefinite נְמָלִים, singular construct נְמָלַת־, plural construct נִמְלֵי־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

  1. ant

Usage notes

  • In addition to the usual plural forms נְמָלִים (n'malím) and נִמְלֵי־ (nimléi-) given above, the more-regular forms נְמָלוֹת (n'malót) and נְמָלוֹת־ (n'malót-) are also attested.

Derived terms

References

  • “נמלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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