# \*gam(a)l-: 'camel'

> Proto-Semitic *gam(a)l-, 'camel': reflexes in 18 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>)

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