*gam(a)l-: 'camel'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *gam(a)l- |
| Meaning | 'camel' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2663 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯaml- 'camel' [BK 1 330], ǯamal- id. [ibid.], ǯāmil- 'camels, herd of camels' [ibid.], ǯamālat- 'herd of camels; horses' [ibid.]. [LA XI 123ff.], [Lane 460] | BK 1 330; LA XI 123ff; Lane 460 | |
| Soqotri | gimál (gemal) [LS 111], gemél [ibid.] | LS 111 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gämäl [LH 567] | LH 567 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gumla [DM 83] | DM 83 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. gāmēla, Wol. gamelä, Zwy. gāla [LGur. 277] | LGur. 277 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gamal [LGz. 194] | LGz. 194 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. Sod. gǝmäl, Muh. Msq. Gog. gamela, Cha. Eža gamera, Enn. Gye. gamēra [LGur. 277] | LGur. 277 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gũl (pl. gmíhl) [JJ 76] | JJ 76 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gāmāl (HALOT 197), pB. [Ja. 253] | HALOT 197; Ja. 253 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gǝmäl, gämäl [K 1908] | K 1908 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. gml [SD 49; Sabaweb lemma 2539] | SD 49; Sabaweb lemma 2539 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gamlā [Ja. 253], [Levy WTM I 341]; gml (det. gamlā) [DJPA 131b apud CAL], gmwlh (det. gmwlth) [DJPA 131b apud CAL], gǝmaltā [Ja. 254]. // Sam. gml [Tal 150]. | Ja. 253; Levy WTM I 341; DJPA 131b; CAL; Ja. 254; Tal 150 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | gāmäla, gāmila [LHar. 72] | LHar. 72 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gamlā 'camel' [Brock. 120] | Brock. 120 | |
| Aramaic | Off. gml [HJ 226]. // Nab. gml [HJ 226]. // Plm. gml [HJ 226]. | HJ 226 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gämäl 'camel, dromedary' [Bass. 820] | Bass. 820 | |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ɣamla, Hrt. gumla, Jil. gumla, Krd. gumla, NSyr. gümla, NAssyr. gʸümlä, gumla, JNA gumla, Tlk. gumla, Tur. gamlo, M.Mnd. gomlā (SED II 116–117) | SED II 116–117 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic gml (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 72); Dadanitic gml; Taymanitic gml; Dumaitic gml; Hismaic gml; Thamudic B gml (Al-Jallad 2026, 50) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 72; Al-Jallad 2026 50 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026