ramel
Maltese edit
| Root |
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| r-m-l |
| 12 terms |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ramel m (plural irmla or rmiel)
- sand
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb ta' Ġob 29:18:
- Jien għedt: Fil-bejta tiegħi mmut wara jiem kotrana daqs ir-ramel.
- King James Version translation: Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *ramellus, from Latin rāmus.
Noun edit
ramel oblique singular, m (oblique plural rameaus or rameax or ramiaus or ramiax or ramels, nominative singular rameaus or rameax or ramiaus or ramiax or ramels, nominative plural ramel)
- small branch
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ramel, supplement)
Old Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *ramellus, from Latin rāmus.
Noun edit
ramel m (oblique plural ramels, nominative singular ramels, nominative plural ramel)
- small branch
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Occitan: ramèl
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ramus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 40