A body of standing water, usually natural and shallow, such as a marsh, pool, or pond. The term denotes an area where water collects and remains, often forming a wetland that can support aquatic or semi-aquatic vegetation.

Etymology Root uncertain. The form appears unrelated to common Hebrew words for collecting or pooling (e.g., אגר, קבץ). Strong's suggests an unused root meaning 'to collect as water,' but this root is not attested elsewhere in Biblical Hebrew; etymology uncertain.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Bangi ngambo side -gambo
Civili ngambu shore, river edge -gambu
Comorian ngambo side, direction -gambo
Kaonde ngambu side, edge -gambu
Kikongo ngâmbu side (of river), shore, bank -gambu
Kiluba ngambo side, margin -gambo
Kimbundu ngambo bank, shore, side -gambo
Kituba (Kikongo creole) ngambo side, bank -gambo
Kiyombe ngambu side, edge -gambu
Laadi ngambo side, direction -gambo
Lingala ngambo shore, side of river -gambo
Luba-Kasai ngambu bank, edge, side -gambu
Luba-Katanga ngambo side, bank, edge -gambo
Lunda ngambu edge, boundary -gambu
Mijikenda ngambo side, region -gambo
Mongo ngambo side, direction -gambo
Ngombe ngambo side -gambo
Nyakyusa ngambu side -gambu
Sakata ngambu edge, border -gambu
Swahili ngambo the other side; opposite bank; across -gambo
Tshiluba ngambu border, edge -gambu