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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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gml noun pl. emphatic
gml, gmlˀ (gmel, gamlā) n.m./f. camel; beam
1 camel Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܓܲܡܠܵܐ ܗܽܘܓܢܵܐ : dromedary Syr.
2 large curved(?) wooden beam of a roof Syr. ▶ more

--(a) a plank bridge made of such beams JBA.

--(b) as a large measure of length, i.e. "yard" or the like Syr.

--(c) ܒܝܬ ܓܡܠܐ : such a beam on top of a post Syr.
3 large insect : see s.v. gmln adj. Syr.
4 as a part of the name of other animals . ▶ more

--(a) ܓܡܠܐ ܢܡܪܐ : camelopard, i.e. giraffe Syr.

--(b) ܓܲܡܠܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܩܵܐ : millipede Syr.