נמל

Hebrew

Etymology

At the time of the Babylonian Talmud, borrowed from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) (properly) IPA^(key): /naˈmel/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) (commonly) IPA^(key): /naˈmal/

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Noun

נָמֵל • (namél) m (plural indefinite נְמֵלִים, singular construct נְמַל־, plural construct נִמְלֵי־)

1. Port, seaport.

Usage notes

• Often spelled and pronounced as נָמָל (namál), possibly by influence of the construct form.

Derived terms

• נְמַל־תְּעוּפָה (n'mál-t'ufá)

References

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

Further reading

• נמל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he