גמל
Hebrew
editPronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡaˈmal/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) (animal): IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔːmɔːl/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) (animal driver): IPA(key): /d͡ʒamːɔːl/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) (verbs): IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔːmal/
Audio (Israel): (file)
Etymology 1
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ג־מ־ל (g-m-l) |
From Proto-Semitic *gamal-. Compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal, “camel”), جَمَّال (jammāl, “camel driver”).
Noun
editגָּמָל • (gamál) m (plural indefinite גְּמַלִּים, singular construct גְּמַל־, plural construct גְּמַלֵּי־, feminine counterpart נָאקָה) [pattern: קָטָל]
- camel
- Tanach, Genesis 24:46, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַתְּמַהֵר וַתּוֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה וָאֵשְׁתְּ וְגַם הַגְּמַלִּים הִשְׁקָתָה׃
- vat'mahér vatóred kadáh me'aléha vatómer sh'té v'gam-g'malékha 'ashké va'ésht v'gám hag'malím hishkáta.
wattəmahēr wattṓreḏ kaddāh mēʿāléhā wattṓmer šəṯē wəḡam-gəmalléḵā ʾašqé wāʾēšt wəḡam haggəmallīm hišqā́ṯā. - And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
- vat'mahér vatóred kadáh me'aléha vatómer sh'té v'gam-g'malékha 'ashké va'ésht v'gám hag'malím hishkáta.
Declension
editDeclension of גָּמָל
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | גָּמָל | first | גְּמַלִּי | גְּמַלֵּנוּ | ||
definite | הַגָּמָל | second | גְּמַלְּךָ | גְּמַלֵּךְ | גְּמַלְּכֶם | גְּמַלְּכֶן | |
construct | גְּמַל־ | third | גְּמַלּוֹ | גְּמַלָּהּ | גְּמַלָּם | גְּמַלָּן | |
plural | indefinite | גְּמַלִּים | first | גמליי / גְּמַלַּי | גְּמַלֵּינוּ | ||
definite | הַגְּמַלִּים | second | גְּמַלֶּיךָ | גמלייך / גְּמַלַּיִךְ | גְּמַלֵּיכֶם | גְּמַלֵּיכֶן | |
construct | גְּמַלֵּי־ | third | גְּמַלָּיו | גְּמַלֶּיהָ | גְּמַלֵּיהֶם | גְּמַלֵּיהֶן |
Derived terms
edit- הַקַּשׁ שֶׁשָּׁבַר אֶת גַּב הַגָּמָל (hakásh sheshavár ét gáv hagamál)
References
editNoun
editגַּמָּל • (gamál) m (plural indefinite גַּמָּלִים, singular construct גַּמַּל־, plural construct גַּמָּלֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]
Etymology 2
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ג־מ־ל (g-m-l) |
Verb
editגָּמַל • (gamál) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִגְמַל)
- to wean (from mother's milk)
- (by extension) to wean (from alcohol, drugs, or other addiction)
- (biblical) to ripen
Conjugation
editConjugation of גָּמַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | גָּמַלְתִּי | גָּמַלְנוּ | ||
second | גָּמַלְתָּ | גָּמַלְתְּ | גְּמַלְתֶּם1 | גְּמַלְתֶּן1 | |
third | גָּמַל | גָּמְלָה | גָּמְלוּ | ||
present | גּוֹמֵל | גּוֹמֶלֶת | גּוֹמְלִים | גּוֹמְלוֹת | |
future | first | אגמול / אֶגְמֹל | נגמול / נִגְמֹל | ||
second | תגמול / תִּגְמֹל | תִּגְמְלִי | תִּגְמְלוּ | תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2 | |
third | יגמול / יִגְמֹל | תגמול / תִּגְמֹל | יִגְמְלוּ | תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2 | |
imperative | גמול / גְּמֹל | גִּמְלִי | גִּמְלוּ | גמולנה / גְּמֹלְנָה2 | |
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Etymology 3
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ג־מ־ל (g-m-l) |
Noun
editגֶּמֶל • (gémel) m (plural indefinite גּמָלִים, singular construct גֶּמֶל־, plural construct גְּמַלֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- an accumulated fund for a pension or retirement, or in case of a lay-off
Verb
editגָּמַל • (gamál) (pa'al construction)
- to recompense, repay (someone)
Conjugation
editConjugation of גָּמַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | גָּמַלְתִּי | גָּמַלְנוּ | ||
second | גָּמַלְתָּ | גָּמַלְתְּ | גְּמַלְתֶּם1 | גְּמַלְתֶּן1 | |
third | גָּמַל | גָּמְלָה | גָּמְלוּ | ||
present | גּוֹמֵל | גּוֹמֶלֶת | גּוֹמְלִים | גּוֹמְלוֹת | |
future | first | אגמול / אֶגְמֹל | נגמול / נִגְמֹל | ||
second | תגמול / תִּגְמֹל | תִּגְמְלִי | תִּגְמְלוּ | תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2 | |
third | יגמול / יִגְמֹל | תגמול / תִּגְמֹל | יִגְמְלוּ | תגמולנה / תִּגְמֹלְנָה2 | |
imperative | גמול / גְּמֹל | גִּמְלִי | גִּמְלוּ | גמולנה / גְּמֹלְנָה2 | |
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