تمر
Arabic

Etymology 1
The native distribution of the date-palm is questionable and this Arabic word has been based on this and the perception that the ثَمَر (ṯamar, “fruits”) is the same word generalized by reason of later importance of the date from an original meaning “dates” declared together with Hebrew תָּמָר (tāmār) reborrowed from Aramaic תמרא / ܬܡܪܐ (tamrē), which direction is also pointed at by more specific borrowed date culture terms like شِيص (šīṣ, “unfecundated dates”), قَسْب (qasb, “dried dates”), and كَافُور (kāfūr, “bract of the inflorescence of the date palm”).
Noun
تَمْر • (tamr) m (collective, singulative تَمْرَة f (tamra), plural تُمُور (tumūr))
- date (fruit)
Declension
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تَمْر tamr |
التَّمْر at-tamr |
تَمْر tamr |
Nominative | تَمْرٌ tamrun |
التَّمْرُ at-tamru |
تَمْرُ tamru |
Accusative | تَمْرًا tamran |
التَّمْرَ at-tamra |
تَمْرَ tamra |
Genitive | تَمْرٍ tamrin |
التَّمْرِ at-tamri |
تَمْرِ tamri |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تَمْرَة tamra |
التَّمْرَة at-tamra |
تَمْرَة tamrat |
Nominative | تَمْرَةٌ tamratun |
التَّمْرَةُ at-tamratu |
تَمْرَةُ tamratu |
Accusative | تَمْرَةً tamratan |
التَّمْرَةَ at-tamrata |
تَمْرَةَ tamrata |
Genitive | تَمْرَةٍ tamratin |
التَّمْرَةِ at-tamrati |
تَمْرَةِ tamrati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | تَمْرَتَيْن tamratayn |
التَّمْرَتَيْن at-tamratayn |
تَمْرَتَيْ tamratay |
Nominative | تَمْرَتَانِ tamratāni |
التَّمْرَتَانِ at-tamratāni |
تَمْرَتَا tamratā |
Accusative | تَمْرَتَيْنِ tamratayni |
التَّمْرَتَيْنِ at-tamratayni |
تَمْرَتَيْ tamratay |
Genitive | تَمْرَتَيْنِ tamratayni |
التَّمْرَتَيْنِ at-tamratayni |
تَمْرَتَيْ tamratay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تَمْرَات tamrāt |
التَّمْرَات at-tamrāt |
تَمْرَات tamrāt |
Nominative | تَمْرَاتٌ tamrātun |
التَّمْرَاتُ at-tamrātu |
تَمْرَاتُ tamrātu |
Accusative | تَمْرَاتٍ tamrātin |
التَّمْرَاتِ at-tamrāti |
تَمْرَاتِ tamrāti |
Genitive | تَمْرَاتٍ tamrātin |
التَّمْرَاتِ at-tamrāti |
تَمْرَاتِ tamrāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | تُمُور; تَمَرَات tumūr; tamarāt |
التُّمُور; التَّمَرَات at-tumūr; at-tamarāt |
تُمُور; تَمَرَات tumūr; tamarāt |
Nominative | تُمُورٌ; تَمَرَاتٌ tumūrun; tamarātun |
التُّمُورُ; التَّمَرَاتُ at-tumūru; at-tamarātu |
تُمُورُ; تَمَرَاتُ tumūru; tamarātu |
Accusative | تُمُورًا; تَمَرَاتٍ tumūran; tamarātin |
التُّمُورَ; التَّمَرَاتِ at-tumūra; at-tamarāti |
تُمُورَ; تَمَرَاتِ tumūra; tamarāti |
Genitive | تُمُورٍ; تَمَرَاتٍ tumūrin; tamarātin |
التُّمُورِ; التَّمَرَاتِ at-tumūri; at-tamarāti |
تُمُورِ; تَمَرَاتِ tumūri; tamarāti |
Derived terms
- تَمَر هِنْدِيّ (tamar hindiyy, “tamarind”, literally “Indian date”)
Descendants
References
- Barton, George Aaron (1902) A sketch of Semitic origins, social and religious, New York and London: The Macmillan Company, page 76
- Fischer, Theobald (1881) Die Dattelpalme. Ihre geographische Verbreitung und culturhistorische Bedeutung (in German), Gotha: Justus Perthes Verlag
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, pages 21–22
- Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 204
- Leslau, Wolf (1991), “tamr ተምር”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 576
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 316
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 528
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 107
Verb
تَمُرُّ • (tamurru) (form I)
Verb
تَمُرَّ • (tamurra) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ (marra)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
- third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ (marra)
- third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
Malay
Persian
Etymology 1
From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani dəmir, Crimean Tatar temir, Tatar timer, Turkish demir.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /tamuɾ/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /tamʊɾ/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /tæmoɾ/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /tamuɾ/
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /tamɾ/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /tamɾ/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /tæmɾ/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /tamɾ/
Etymology 3
Cognate with Sanskrit तिमिर (timira, “dark, gloomy; darkness”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /timiɾ/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /tɪmɪɾ/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /temeɾ/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /timiɾ/
South Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tamr/, [ˈta.m(ɪ)r]
Audio (Bethlehem) (file)
Derived terms
- تمر هندي (tamr hindi, “tamarind”)
Related terms
- بلح (balaḥ, “fresh dates”)
- عجوة (ʕajwe, “pressed dates”)