Join free

נמל

עברית

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

נמל¹

  • /nɔːˈmeːl/ [nɔːˈmeːl]
  • /nɔˈmel/ [nɔːˈmeːl]
  • /naˈmal/ Modern Israeli, colloquial
  • /naˈmel/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -al

Where it comes from

At the time of the Babylonian Talmud, borrowed from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”) with metathesis.

noun נָמֵל · namél · נְמֵלִים · נְמַל־ · נִמְלֵי־

  1. port

נמל²

  • /naˈmal/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From נְמָלָה (n'malá, “ant”).

noun נָמָל · namál

  1. masculine masculine of נְמָלָה (n'malá, “ant”)

In English

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"נמל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

נמל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%9C

Chicago

"נמל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%9C.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נמל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}