How to say "chisel" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningchisel
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
إِزْمِيل
izmīlאזמיל
إزميل
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אזמל
izmelإِزْمِل
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Practically the same word — Hebrew אזמל (chisel/scalpel) and Arabic izmīl both trace back to Ancient Greek smílē, 'knife, chisel,' most likely arriving in each language through Aramaic/Syriac.
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In a phrase
نَحَتَ الْخَشَب بِالْإِزْمِيل
naḥata al-khashab bi-l-izmīlנחת אל-ח'שב בא-ל-אזמילHe carved the wood with a chisel.
Plural
أَزَامِيل
azāmīlאזאמילbroken plural aCaCīC