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hamal
[ huh-mahl, -mawl ]
noun
- (in some Muslim countries) a porter.
hamal
/ həˈmɑːl /
noun
- (in Middle Eastern countries) a porter, bearer, or servant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamal1
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Example Sentences
The star was called Hamal by the Arabs, signifying a sheep, and the animal is represented as looking backwards.
A hamal's carrying capacity may therefore be expressed, after this experience, as equal to a half horse-power.
The Pasha told the Hamal to go away and come back in a week; in the meantime he would see what he could do for him.
She whispered to me, after the play: "Isidore and Alfred de Hamal are both here!"
Hamal lies near the path of the moon, and is one of the stars from which longitude is reckoned.
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