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Gimel¹

  • /ʒiˈmɛl/

Rhymes with -ɛl

proper noun

  1. A Swiss commune.

gimel²

  • /ˈɡɪ.məl/

Rhymes with -ɪməl

Where it comes from

From Hebrew גימל (gimel); ultimately from Proto-Semitic word for a weapon which was debatably either a staff sling or a throwing stick. Doublet of gamma.

noun gimels · ghimel

  1. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).

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noun Semitic letter

Españolguímel
한국어김멜 gimmel
Françaisguimel, ghimel, gimel
Italianoghimel
العربيةجِيم jīm
עבריתגִּימֶל gimel, ג

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"gimel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gimel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gimel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gimel

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"gimel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gimel.

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@misc{gimel_2026,
  title = {gimel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gimel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}