قمل

lice, louse

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/qaml/
Etymology

Likely related to or from a metathesis of Classical Syriac ܩܠܡܐܿ (qlmʾ), itself from Aramaic כלמה, from Akkadian 𒄴 (kalmatu, “insect, bug”); cognate to ك ل م (k l m) in the sense of biting.

lice infestation

be lice-infested

lice-infested

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