hamal

[huh-mahl, -mawl]

ha·mal

[huh-mahl, -mawl]
noun
(in the Middle East and Orient) a porter.
Also, hammal.


Origin:
1960–65; < Arabic hammāl porter, carrier, akin to hamala to carry
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Hamal is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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hamal, hammal or hamaul (həˈmɑːl)
 
n
(in Middle Eastern countries) a porter, bearer, or servant
 
[from Arabic hamala to carry]
 
hammal, hammal or hamaul
 
n
 
[from Arabic hamala to carry]
 
hamaul, hammal or hamaul
 
n
 
[from Arabic hamala to carry]

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