تمر

See also: ثمر‎

Arabic

تَمْر

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *tam(a)r. Cognate with Hebrew תָּמָר‏‎ (tāmār), Aramaic תמרא‎ (tamarā), Classical Syriac ܬܡܰܪܬܳܐ‎ (tɘmartā), whereas Ge'ez ተምር (tämr) is “probably from Arabic” (Leslau).

Noun

تَمْر • (tamr) m (collective, singulative تَمْرَة‎ (tamra), plural تُمُور‎ (tumūr))

1. date (fruit)

   ‏تَمْرُ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَمْرُ البَرْنِيِّ وَتَمْرُ التَّوْحِيدِ تُمُورٌ جَيِّدَةٌ‎

   tamru l-madīnati watamru l-barniyyi watamru t-tawḥīdi tumūrun jayyidatun

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of noun تَمْر (tamr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	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

Related terms

• تَمَر هِنْدِيّ‎ (tamar hindiyy, “tamarind”, literally “Indian date”)

References

• Leslau, Wolf (1991), “tamr ተምር”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 576
• Weninger, Stefan, editor (2011) The Semitic Languages - An International Handbook, KG, Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 204

Etymology 2

Verb

تَمُرُّ • (tamurru) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ‎ (marra)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ‎ (marra)

Verb

تَمُرَّ • (tamurra) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)
2. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)
3. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)
4. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)

Verb

تَمُرِّ • (tamurri) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ‎ (marra)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Turkic. Compare Azeri dəmir, Crimean Tatar temir, Tatar timer, Turkish demir.

Noun

تمر • (tamor)

1. iron

Synonyms

• آهن‎ (âhan)

Etymology 2

From Arabic تَمْر‎ (tamr).

Noun

تمر • (tamr)

1. date; dried date
2. tamarind

Etymology 3

Cognate with Sanskrit तिमिर (timira, “dark, gloomy; darkness”).

Noun

تمر • (temer)

1. darkness