نمل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Cognate with Hebrew נְמָלָה (nəmālā́, “ant”).

Noun

نَمْل • (naml) m (collective, singulative نَمْلَة f (namla), plural نِمَال (nimāl))

1. ants
2. small pustules or blisters

Declension

Declension of noun نَمْل (naml)

collective	basic collective triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَمْل naml	النَّمْل an-naml	نَمْل naml
nominative	نَمْلٌ namlun	النَّمْلُ an-namlu	نَمْلُ namlu
accusative	نَمْلًا namlan	النَّمْلَ an-namla	نَمْلَ namla
genitive	نَمْلٍ namlin	النَّمْلِ an-namli	نَمْلِ namli
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَمْلَة namla	النَّمْلَة an-namla	نَمْلَة namlat
nominative	نَمْلَةٌ namlatun	النَّمْلَةُ an-namlatu	نَمْلَةُ namlatu
accusative	نَمْلَةً namlatan	النَّمْلَةَ an-namlata	نَمْلَةَ namlata
genitive	نَمْلَةٍ namlatin	النَّمْلَةِ an-namlati	نَمْلَةِ namlati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَمْلَتَيْن namlatayn	النَّمْلَتَيْن an-namlatayn	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
nominative	نَمْلَتَانِ namlatāni	النَّمْلَتَانِ an-namlatāni	نَمْلَتَا namlatā
accusative	نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni	النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
genitive	نَمْلَتَيْنِ namlatayni	النَّمْلَتَيْنِ an-namlatayni	نَمْلَتَيْ namlatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَمْلَات namlāt	النَّمْلَات an-namlāt	نَمْلَات namlāt
nominative	نَمْلَاتٌ namlātun	النَّمْلَاتُ an-namlātu	نَمْلَاتُ namlātu
accusative	نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin	النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti	نَمْلَاتِ namlāti
genitive	نَمْلَاتٍ namlātin	النَّمْلَاتِ an-namlāti	نَمْلَاتِ namlāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نِمَال nimāl	النِّمَال an-nimāl	نِمَال nimāl
nominative	نِمَالٌ nimālun	النِّمَالُ an-nimālu	نِمَالُ nimālu
accusative	نِمَالًا nimālan	النِّمَالَ an-nimāla	نِمَالَ nimāla
genitive	نِمَالٍ nimālin	النِّمَالِ an-nimāli	نِمَالِ nimāli

Etymology 2

Verb

نمل (form I)

1. نَمِلْ (namil) /na.mil/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of مَالَ (māla)
2. نُمَلْ (numal) /nu.mal/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of مَالَ (māla)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَمْل (naml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nmal/

Noun

نمل • (nmal) m (collective, singulative نملة f (namla), paucal نملات (namlāt))

1. ants

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَمْل (naml).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naml/, [ˈna.m(ɪ)l]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

نمل • (naml) m (collective, singulative نملة f (namle))

1. ants