ޖަމަލު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَمَل (jamal), from Proto-West Semitic *gamal-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒəməlu]

Noun

ޖަމަލު • (jamalu) (plural ޖަމަލުތައް)

  1. (female) camel
    Coordinate term: އޮށް (oṣ̊, “male camel”)

References

  1. ^ Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 196
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