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), Mehri تومر, whereas Ge'ez ተምር (tämr) is “probably from Arabic” (Leslau).

Noun

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

1. date (fruit)

   تَمْرُ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَمْرُ البَرْنِيِّ وَتَمْرُ التَّوْحِيدِ تُمُورٌ جَيِّدَةٌ

   tamru al-madīnati watamru al-barniyyi watamru at-tawḥīdi tumūrun jayyidatun

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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

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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] . Compare Azerbaijani dəmir, Crimean Tatar temir, Tatar timer, Turkish demir.

Noun

تمر • (tamor)

1. iron

Synonyms

• آهن (âhan)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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