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gimel

/ʒiˈmɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
gi-mel
IPA
/ʒiˈmɛl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Swiss commune.

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gimels (plural) ghimel (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gimel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʒiˈmɛl/.
What does gimel mean?
A Swiss commune.
Where does gimel come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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