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 • (namél) m (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.

Declension

Declension of נָמֵל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נָמֵל first נְמֵלִי נְמֵלֵנוּ
definite הַנָּמֵל second נְמֵלְךָ נְמֵלֵךְ נְמֵלְכֶם נְמֵלְכֶן
construct נְמַל־ third נְמֵלוֹ נְמֵלָהּ נְמֵלָם נְמֵלָן
plural indefinite נְמֵלִים first נמליי / נְמֵלַי נְמֵלֵינוּ
definite הַנְּמֵלִים second נְמֵלֶיךָ נמלייך / נְמֵלַיִךְ נִמְלֵיכֶם נִמְלֵיכֶן
construct נִמְלֵי־ third נְמֵלָיו נְמֵלֶיהָ נִמְלֵיהֶם נִמְלֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

  • “נמל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "נמל" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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