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

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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

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