ޖަމަލު

ޖަމަލު

Dhivehi

ޖަމަލު

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَمَل‎ (jamal), from Proto-West Semitic *gamal-.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒəməlu]

Noun

ޖަމަލު • (jamalu) (plural ޖަމަލުތައް‎ (jamalutak̊))

1. (female) camel

   Coordinate term: އޮށް‎ (oṣ̊, “male camel”)

References

1. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އޮށް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 196.