24/06/2026
did somebody say hump-day? 🐪🐫🏜️
✨fun fact: did you know there are over one hundred ways to say camel in arabic?
جَمَل (jamal)
Only used for the male camel
If you want to stress that the camel is, in fact, a dromedary (one hump), you can say جَمَل عَرَبيّ. Plural form: جِمال.
ناقة (naqa)
Only used for the female camel (الأُنثى مِن الإِبل)
الْجَلَبُ (al-jalab)
The camels, sheep and goods brought for trade (ما جُلِبَ من إِبلٍ وغنمٍ ومتاعٍ للتجارة)
جُوَار or جِوَار (juwaar/jiwaar)
The general term for baby camel
بَكْر (bakr) and feminine بَكْرة
They both describe a young but already fully grown camel, especially from the female (even without the feminine ending).
and so much more! 🐪🇲🇦