See also: حمل, جمل, and ج م ل

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

The sense “be pregnant” can, of course, be derived from “carry” without any difficulty. Nevertheless consider the phonetic similarity with ح ب ل (ḥ-b-l).

Root edit

ح م ل (ḥ-m-l)

  1. Related to carrying
  2. Related to being pregnant

Derived terms edit

Verbs
Adjectives

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root edit

ح م ل (transliteration needed)

  1. Related to carrying

Derived terms edit

Verbs and verb forms
  • Form I: حمل (ḥamal, to carry)
    • Noun Form: حمل (ḥaml, carrying, pregnancy)
    • Active Participle: حامل (ḥāmel, carrying, pregnant)
  • Form 2: حمّل (ḥammal, to load, burden)
    • Noun Form: تحميل (taḥmīl, upload, download)
  • Form 5: تحمّل (tḥammal, to endure, bear)
Noun