"γάμμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɡám.ma/, /ˈɣam.ma/, /ˈɣa.ma/, /ɡám.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡam.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɣam.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈɣam.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈɣa.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: gámma [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, “camel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|phn|𐤂|ts=gīml}} Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/), {{bor|grc|phn|𐤂𐤌𐤋|t=camel}} Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, “camel”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|n}} γάμμα • (gámma) n (indeclinable)
  1. gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the Ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-γάμμα-grc-noun-LJ39tWi3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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            "1": "el",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
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        "1": "grc",
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, “camel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gámma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
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            "Human",
            "Communication"
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        "gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the Ancient Greek alphabet."
      ],
      "id": "en-γάμμα-grc-noun-LJ39tWi3",
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          "Ancient Greek",
          "Ancient Greek"
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      "ipa": "/ɡám.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡám.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡam.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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            "3": "γάμμα"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). The letter's name is from Phoenician 𐤂𐤌𐤋 (gml, “camel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the Ancient Greek alphabet."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Γ",
          "Γ"
        ],
        [
          "γ",
          "γ"
        ],
        [
          "Ancient Greek",
          "Ancient Greek"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
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      "ipa": "/ɡám.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡám.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡam.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣam.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γάμμα"
}

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