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The letter ǧ of the Arabic alphabet.
▪ From protSem *gaml‑ ‘throwstick’ – Huehnergard2011.
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▪ Cf. Engl gamma, from Grk gamma, from Phoen *gaml ‘throwstick (?), third letter of the Phoen alphabet’; gimel, from Hbr gîmel ‘gimel’, alteration of Phoen *gaml (see above) - Huehnergard2011.
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