عَمَال
ˁamέľ
basic morphological information

n. (m.)

cultivated plot of land
засеянный участок земли, огород
مزرعة
LS 314
text examples

a. ˁemέroʰ nhɔfš meˁurέkoʰ di-ṭemáṭim wa-sénneʰ di-baṣáľ wa-sénneʰ di-féľfeľ... wa-ˁouyέghɛn ref tho wa-yeḳoṣ̌ímin ˁamέľ ‘She made for herself a little plot of land with tomatoes, and some onions, and some pepper... My son went ahead of me and turned upside down everything on the field.’ (Bulakh et al 2021:274-275)

b. ˁážeʰ šin ˁemέroʰ nhɔfs ˁamέľ wa-ḷaṭ tri óˀozi taˁaṭáboʰ id-ḳáneʰ wa-tétoʰ díˀseʰ ˁamέľ béše ‘One woman in our place arranged for herself a kitchen garden, but them two goats penetrated inside and ate everything in the garden. She cried.’ (field notes)

etymology

The stress on the ultimate syllable suggests an Arabic borrowing.

continental MSA
  • Mhr. ˀāmēl farm, field of growing plants
  • Jib. ˁãl field of grass