ܓܡܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, literally camel); compare Arabic جِيم (jīm), Hebrew גִּימֶל (gímel) and Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of ܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (gumlā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːmal.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒam.mal.]

Noun

ܓܵܡܲܠ • (gāmalf

  1. gimel (the third letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Usage notes
  • Gāmal represents the number three in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܓ
Assyrian alphabetedit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡəmal.]

Noun

ܓܡܲܠ • (gmalm (plural ܓܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (gamlay), feminine ܓܲܡܠܲܬ݂ (gamlaṯ))

  1. singular construct state of ܓܲܡܠܵܐ (gamlā, camel)