أحمر

See also: احمر, آچمز, اخمر, and أخمر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Color or defect adjective from the root ح م ر (ḥ-m-r).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

أَحْمَر • (ʾaḥmar) (feminine حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʾ), common plural حُمْر (ḥumr) or أَحَامِر (ʾaḥāmir))

1. red
2. non-Arabs, white-skinned people, Persians and Romans

   ‏بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَدِ‎

   buʿiṯtu ʾilā l-ʾaḥmari wal-ʾaswadi

   I was sent to the Red and the Black.

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحْمَر (ʾaḥmar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْمَر ʾaḥmar	الْأَحْمَر al-ʾaḥmar	حَمْرَاء ḥamrāʾ	الْحَمْرَاء al-ḥamrāʾ
Nominative	أَحْمَرُ ʾaḥmaru	الْأَحْمَرُ al-ʾaḥmaru	حَمْرَاءُ ḥamrāʾu	الْحَمْرَاءُ al-ḥamrāʾu
Accusative	أَحْمَرَ ʾaḥmara	الْأَحْمَرَ al-ʾaḥmara	حَمْرَاءَ ḥamrāʾa	الْحَمْرَاءَ al-ḥamrāʾa
Genitive	أَحْمَرَ ʾaḥmara	الْأَحْمَرِ al-ʾaḥmari	حَمْرَاءَ ḥamrāʾa	الْحَمْرَاءِ al-ḥamrāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَحْمَرَيْن ʾaḥmarayn	الْأَحْمَرَيْن al-ʾaḥmarayn	حَمْرَاءَيْن ḥamrāʾayn	الْحَمْرَاءَيْن al-ḥamrāʾayn
Nominative	أَحْمَرَانِ ʾaḥmarāni	الْأَحْمَرَانِ al-ʾaḥmarāni	حَمْرَاءَانِ ḥamrāʾāni	الْحَمْرَاءَانِ al-ḥamrāʾāni
Accusative	أَحْمَرَيْنِ ʾaḥmarayni	الْأَحْمَرَيْنِ al-ʾaḥmarayni	حَمْرَاءَيْنِ ḥamrāʾayni	الْحَمْرَاءَيْنِ al-ḥamrāʾayni
Genitive	أَحْمَرَيْنِ ʾaḥmarayni	الْأَحْمَرَيْنِ al-ʾaḥmarayni	حَمْرَاءَيْنِ ḥamrāʾayni	الْحَمْرَاءَيْنِ al-ḥamrāʾayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُمْر‎; أَحَامِر ḥumr‎; ʾaḥāmir	الْحُمْر‎; الْأَحَامِر al-ḥumr‎; al-ʾaḥāmir	حُمْر‎; أَحَامِر ḥumr‎; ʾaḥāmir	الْحُمْر‎; الْأَحَامِر al-ḥumr‎; al-ʾaḥāmir
Nominative	حُمْرٌ‎; أَحَامِرُ ḥumrun‎; ʾaḥāmiru	الْحُمْرُ‎; الْأَحَامِرُ al-ḥumru‎; al-ʾaḥāmiru	حُمْرٌ‎; أَحَامِرُ ḥumrun‎; ʾaḥāmiru	الْحُمْرُ‎; الْأَحَامِرُ al-ḥumru‎; al-ʾaḥāmiru
Accusative	حُمْرًا‎; أَحَامِرَ ḥumran‎; ʾaḥāmira	الْحُمْرَ‎; الْأَحَامِرَ al-ḥumra‎; al-ʾaḥāmira	حُمْرًا‎; أَحَامِرَ ḥumran‎; ʾaḥāmira	الْحُمْرَ‎; الْأَحَامِرَ al-ḥumra‎; al-ʾaḥāmira
Genitive	حُمْرٍ‎; أَحَامِرَ ḥumrin‎; ʾaḥāmira	الْحُمْرِ‎; الْأَحَامِرِ al-ḥumri‎; al-ʾaḥāmiri	حُمْرٍ‎; أَحَامِرَ ḥumrin‎; ʾaḥāmira	الْحُمْرِ‎; الْأَحَامِرِ al-ḥumri‎; al-ʾaḥāmiri

Antonyms

• (non-Arab, white-skinned): أَسْوَد (ʾaswad)

Etymology 2

Verb

أَحْمَرُّ • (ʾaḥmarru) (form IX)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)

Verb

أَحْمَرَّ • (ʾaḥmarra) (form IX)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)

Verb

أَحْمَرِّ • (ʾaḥmarri) (form IX)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)