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hamal¹

  • /həˈmɒl/
  • /həˈmɔːl/

Rhymes with -ɒl, -ɔːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّال (ḥammāl, “porter”).

noun hamals · hammal · hamaul · hummal · hummaul

  1. A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.

Hamal²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس الْحَمَل (raʔs al-ḥamal, “head of the sheep”).

proper noun

  1. An orange giant and the brightest star in the constellation Aries; alpha (α) Arietis.

    Similar: El Nath, Hamal, Hemal, Hamul, Ras Hammel, Alpha Arietis, Alpha Ari, α Arietis, α Ari, 13 Arietis

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@misc{hamal_2026,
  title = {hamal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}