ramal

ramus +‎ -al

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪməl/

ramal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching
   • 1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:

     Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.

• Lamar, Marla, alarm, malar, marla

ramal m (plural ramals)

1. (rail transport) branch

From Arabic رَمْل‎ (raml, “sand”).

ramal (plural ramal-ramal, first-person possessive ramalku, second-person possessive ramalmu, third-person possessive ramalnya)

1. divination
2. Specifically, the sand used in fortunetelling

ramal

1. to predict

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل‎ (raml), from Proto-Semitic *raml-.

• IPA^(key): /ramal/
• Rhymes: -amal, -mal, -al

ramal (Jawi spelling رامل‎, plural ramal-ramal, informal first-person possessive ramalku, informal second-person possessive ramalmu, third-person possessive ramalnya)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

• pasir / ڤاسير‎

ramo +‎ -al

ramal m (plural ramais)

1. (Brazil) Each telephone number of a private network.

ramo +‎ -al

ramal m (plural ramales)

1. exit (of a highway or road)
2. branch (of an organization)
3. (rail transport) branch line
4. halter (of horse)

• rama
• ramalazo