حمر

See also: خمر‎, جمر‎, ح م ر‎, and خ م ر‎

Arabic

تَحْمِيرُ البَطَاطِسِ‎ (taḥmīru al-baṭāṭisi, “roasting of potatoes”)

Etymology 1

From the root ح م ر‎ (ḥ-m-r) related to the color red.

Verb

حَمَّرَ • (ḥammara) II, non-past يُحَمِّرُ‎‎ (yuḥammiru)

  1. to redden, to color or dye red
  2. to roast
  3. to fry
  4. to brown (as by cooking or baking)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

حُمْر • (ḥumr) pl

  1. animate/inanimate masculine/feminine plural of أَحْمَر‎ (ʔaḥmar, “red”)

Etymology 3

حُمَر

From Aramaic חֵימָרָא‎ (ḥēmārā) from the root ח־מ־ר‎ (ḥ-m-r) related to “becoming stringent”, “hardening”, “congealing”.

Noun

حُمَر • (ḥumar) m

  1. bitumen, asphalt
Declension
Derived terms
  • حُمَرِيّ‎ (ḥumariyy)
حُمَر

Etymology 4

From the root ح م ر‎ (ḥ-m-r) for the red colour of the fruits.

Alternative forms

Noun

حُمَر or حُمُر • (ḥumar or ḥumur) m (collective, singulative حُمَرَة‎ f (ḥumara) or حُمُرَة‎ f (ḥumura))

  1. tamarind
    1. fruit of the tamarind-tree
    2. tamarind-tree (Tamarindus indica), the only species in Tamarindus
Declension

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

حُمُر • (ḥumur) m pl

  1. plural of حِمَار‎ (ḥimār)

References

  • “ḥymr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ḥmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 151
  • Freytag, Georg (1830), “حمر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 424
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “حمر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 640
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “حمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 239

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَحْمَر‎ (ʔaḥmar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħmar/
  • (file)

Adjective

حمر • (ḥmar) (feminine حمرا‎ (ḥamra), common plural حومر‎ (ḥūmer), masculine plural حمرين‎ (ḥamrīn), feminine plural حمرات‎ (ḥamrāt), elative أحمر‎ (ʔaḥmar) or حمر (ḥmar))

  1. red

See also

Colors in Moroccan Arabic · ألوان‎ (ʔalwān) (layout · text)
     بيض‎ (byaḍ)      رمادي‎ (rmādi)      كحل‎ (kḥal)
             حمر (ḥmar); قرمزي‎ (qarmzi)              ليموني‎ (līmūni, laymūni), لتشيني‎ (litšīni); قهوي‎ (qahwi)              صفر‎ (ṣfar)
             ليمي‎ (līmi)              خضر‎ (ḵḍar)              نعناعي‎ (naʕnāʕi)
             سماوي‎ (smāwi)              لازوردي‎ (lāzūrdi)              زرق‎ (zraq)
             قوقي‎ (qūqi), موف‎ (mūv), بنفسجي‎ (banafsaji)              أرجواني‎ (ʔurjwāni)              وردي‎ (wardi), فجلي‎ (fajli)
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