Standard Lemma guide

hamal

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /həˈmɒl/
  • /həˈmɔːl/
  • rhymes with -ɒl
  • rhymes with -ɔːl
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EY1 M AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An orange giant and the brightest star in the constellation Aries; alpha (α) Arietis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس الْحَمَل (raʔs al-ḥamal, “head of the sheep”).

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَّال (ḥammāl, “porter”).