ג־מ־לج م ل
g-m-l “camel” Greek kámēlos is the West Semitic word for camel (Hebrew gāmāl, Arabic jamal). The letter name gīml, Greek gamma, is traditionally the same word, but the oldest glyph looks more like a throwing stick, so gamma's place here is only possible.
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Relatives outside the atlas Biblical Hebrew גָּמָל gāmāl “camel” Biblical Hebrew גִּימֶל gîmel “the letter gimel” Arabic جَمَل jamal “camel” Arabic جِيم jīm “the letter jim” Aramaic גַּמְלָא gamlāʾ “camel”
Sources Wiktionary: Proto-West Semitic *gamal- Lexodus atlas entries camel, gamma