# \*nam(V)l-: 'ant'

> Proto-Semitic *nam(V)l-, 'ant': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nam(V)l- |
| Meaning | 'ant' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2481 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nimm-at- 'an ant; a louse' \[BK 2 1346\], naml- 'ant' \[BK 2 1349\], \[Fr. IV 339\], \[LA XI 678-9\]. | BK 2 1346; BK 2 1349; Fr. IV 339; LA XI 678-9 |  |
| Mehri | nōmīl \[JM 299\]; noumîl (Jahn 217 apud SED II 214) | JM 299; Jahn 217; SED II 214 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | nímhil \[Nakano 118\]. | Nakano 118 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | lōmēl \[JH 84\]. | JH 84 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | nīźín \[JJ 192\]. | JJ 192 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nǝmālā (HALOT 701), pB. \[Ja. 913\] | HALOT 701; Ja. 913 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nǝmālā 'nest of ants' \[Brock. 431\], \[PS 2385\]. | Brock. 431; PS 2385 |  |
| Phoenician | nml (B 360) | B 360 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | la-ma-núm, la-ma-an (SED II 215); la-ma-núm /lamn, lamatt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 95); la-ma-núm = Sum. kiši₆ (MEE 4 96 v 9; Civil 2017, 125) | SED II 215; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 95; MEE 4 96 v 9; Civil 2017, 125 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | nml (HALOT 701) | HALOT 701 |  |
| Amorite | namalum (Gelb AS 21, 26); namal: na-ma-lum, na-ma-la-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 95) | Gelb AS 21 26; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 95 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EA namalu (Rainey 2015: 1022 apud SEDonline 668) | SEDonline 668 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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