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 • (gāmal) f

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).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܓ݇), it means 3,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܓ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܲܦ (kap)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܲܘ (taw)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡəmal.]

Noun

ܓܡܲܠ • (gmal) m (plural ܓܲܡܠܲܝ̈ (gamlay), feminine ܓܲܡܠܲܬ݂ (gamlaṯ))

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