"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

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