נמלה

Hebrew

Ant

Etymology

Root
נ־מ־ל (n-m-l)
1 term

Compare Arabic نَمْل (naml), Maltese nemla

Etymology

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /nemaˈla/

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

• דוב נמלים / דֹּב נְמָלִים (dov n'malím)

References

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

Further reading

• נמלה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he