حمار
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀲 (ANŠE) / 𒀲𒀴 (DÙR, imēru, “donkey”), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎗 (ḥmr), Aramaic ܚܡܪܐ (ḥmārā).
Pronunciation
Noun
حِمَار • (ḥimār) m (plural حَمِير (ḥamīr) or حُمُر (ḥumur) or أَحْمِرَة (ʔaḥmira), feminine أَتَان (ʔatān) or حِمَارَة (ḥimāra))
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حِمَار ḥimār |
الْحِمَار al-ḥimār |
حِمَار ḥimār |
حِمَارَة ḥimāra |
الْحِمَارَة al-ḥimāra |
حِمَارَة ḥimārat |
Nominative | حِمَارٌ ḥimārun |
الْحِمَارُ al-ḥimāru |
حِمَارُ ḥimāru |
حِمَارَةٌ ḥimāratun |
الْحِمَارَةُ al-ḥimāratu |
حِمَارَةُ ḥimāratu |
Accusative | حِمَارًا ḥimāran |
الْحِمَارَ al-ḥimāra |
حِمَارَ ḥimāra |
حِمَارَةً ḥimāratan |
الْحِمَارَةَ al-ḥimārata |
حِمَارَةَ ḥimārata |
Genitive | حِمَارٍ ḥimārin |
الْحِمَارِ al-ḥimāri |
حِمَارِ ḥimāri |
حِمَارَةٍ ḥimāratin |
الْحِمَارَةِ al-ḥimārati |
حِمَارَةِ ḥimārati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حِمَارَيْن ḥimārayn |
الْحِمَارَيْن al-ḥimārayn |
حِمَارَيْ ḥimāray |
حِمَارَتَيْن ḥimāratayn |
الْحِمَارَتَيْن al-ḥimāratayn |
حِمَارَتَيْ ḥimāratay |
Nominative | حِمَارَانِ ḥimārāni |
الْحِمَارَانِ al-ḥimārāni |
حِمَارَا ḥimārā |
حِمَارَتَانِ ḥimāratāni |
الْحِمَارَتَانِ al-ḥimāratāni |
حِمَارَتَا ḥimāratā |
Accusative | حِمَارَيْنِ ḥimārayni |
الْحِمَارَيْنِ al-ḥimārayni |
حِمَارَيْ ḥimāray |
حِمَارَتَيْنِ ḥimāratayni |
الْحِمَارَتَيْنِ al-ḥimāratayni |
حِمَارَتَيْ ḥimāratay |
Genitive | حِمَارَيْنِ ḥimārayni |
الْحِمَارَيْنِ al-ḥimārayni |
حِمَارَيْ ḥimāray |
حِمَارَتَيْنِ ḥimāratayni |
الْحِمَارَتَيْنِ al-ḥimāratayni |
حِمَارَتَيْ ḥimāratay |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَمِير; حُمُر; أَحْمِرَة ḥamīr; ḥumur; ʔaḥmira |
الْحَمِير; الْحُمُر; الْأَحْمِرَة al-ḥamīr; al-ḥumur; al-ʔaḥmira |
حَمِير; حُمُر; أَحْمِرَة ḥamīr; ḥumur; ʔaḥmirat |
حِمَارَات; حَمَائِر ḥimārāt; ḥamāʔir |
الْحِمَارَات; الْحَمَائِر al-ḥimārāt; al-ḥamāʔir |
حِمَارَات; حَمَائِر ḥimārāt; ḥamāʔir |
Nominative | حَمِيرٌ; حُمُرٌ; أَحْمِرَةٌ ḥamīrun; ḥumurun; ʔaḥmiratun |
الْحَمِيرُ; الْحُمُرُ; الْأَحْمِرَةُ al-ḥamīru; al-ḥumuru; al-ʔaḥmiratu |
حَمِيرُ; حُمُرُ; أَحْمِرَةُ ḥamīru; ḥumuru; ʔaḥmiratu |
حِمَارَاتٌ; حَمَائِرُ ḥimārātun; ḥamāʔiru |
الْحِمَارَاتُ; الْحَمَائِرُ al-ḥimārātu; al-ḥamāʔiru |
حِمَارَاتُ; حَمَائِرُ ḥimārātu; ḥamāʔiru |
Accusative | حَمِيرًا; حُمُرًا; أَحْمِرَةً ḥamīran; ḥumuran; ʔaḥmiratan |
الْحَمِيرَ; الْحُمُرَ; الْأَحْمِرَةَ al-ḥamīra; al-ḥumura; al-ʔaḥmirata |
حَمِيرَ; حُمُرَ; أَحْمِرَةَ ḥamīra; ḥumura; ʔaḥmirata |
حِمَارَاتٍ; حَمَائِرَ ḥimārātin; ḥamāʔira |
الْحِمَارَاتِ; الْحَمَائِرَ al-ḥimārāti; al-ḥamāʔira |
حِمَارَاتِ; حَمَائِرَ ḥimārāti; ḥamāʔira |
Genitive | حَمِيرٍ; حُمُرٍ; أَحْمِرَةٍ ḥamīrin; ḥumurin; ʔaḥmiratin |
الْحَمِيرِ; الْحُمُرِ; الْأَحْمِرَةِ al-ḥamīri; al-ḥumuri; al-ʔaḥmirati |
حَمِيرِ; حُمُرِ; أَحْمِرَةِ ḥamīri; ḥumuri; ʔaḥmirati |
حِمَارَاتٍ; حَمَائِرَ ḥimārātin; ḥamāʔira |
الْحِمَارَاتِ; الْحَمَائِرِ al-ḥimārāti; al-ḥamāʔiri |
حِمَارَاتِ; حَمَائِرِ ḥimārāti; ḥamāʔiri |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: حمار (ḥumār, ḥmār)
- Gulf Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
- → Malay: حمار (himar)
- Maltese: ħmar
- Moroccan Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
- North Levantine Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
Etymology 2
Occupational noun from the root of حِمَار (ḥimār, “donkey”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَمَّار • (ḥammār) m (plural حَمَّارُون (ḥammārūn) or حَمَّارة (ḥammāra), feminine حَمَّارَة (ḥammāra))
- donkey driver
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَمَّار ḥammār |
الْحَمَّار al-ḥammār |
حَمَّار ḥammār |
حَمَّارَة ḥammāra |
الْحَمَّارَة al-ḥammāra |
حَمَّارَة ḥammārat |
Nominative | حَمَّارٌ ḥammārun |
الْحَمَّارُ al-ḥammāru |
حَمَّارُ ḥammāru |
حَمَّارَةٌ ḥammāratun |
الْحَمَّارَةُ al-ḥammāratu |
حَمَّارَةُ ḥammāratu |
Accusative | حَمَّارًا ḥammāran |
الْحَمَّارَ al-ḥammāra |
حَمَّارَ ḥammāra |
حَمَّارَةً ḥammāratan |
الْحَمَّارَةَ al-ḥammārata |
حَمَّارَةَ ḥammārata |
Genitive | حَمَّارٍ ḥammārin |
الْحَمَّارِ al-ḥammāri |
حَمَّارِ ḥammāri |
حَمَّارَةٍ ḥammāratin |
الْحَمَّارَةِ al-ḥammārati |
حَمَّارَةِ ḥammārati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَمَّارَيْن ḥammārayn |
الْحَمَّارَيْن al-ḥammārayn |
حَمَّارَيْ ḥammāray |
حَمَّارَتَيْن ḥammāratayn |
الْحَمَّارَتَيْن al-ḥammāratayn |
حَمَّارَتَيْ ḥammāratay |
Nominative | حَمَّارَانِ ḥammārāni |
الْحَمَّارَانِ al-ḥammārāni |
حَمَّارَا ḥammārā |
حَمَّارَتَانِ ḥammāratāni |
الْحَمَّارَتَانِ al-ḥammāratāni |
حَمَّارَتَا ḥammāratā |
Accusative | حَمَّارَيْنِ ḥammārayni |
الْحَمَّارَيْنِ al-ḥammārayni |
حَمَّارَيْ ḥammāray |
حَمَّارَتَيْنِ ḥammāratayni |
الْحَمَّارَتَيْنِ al-ḥammāratayni |
حَمَّارَتَيْ ḥammāratay |
Genitive | حَمَّارَيْنِ ḥammārayni |
الْحَمَّارَيْنِ al-ḥammārayni |
حَمَّارَيْ ḥammāray |
حَمَّارَتَيْنِ ḥammāratayni |
الْحَمَّارَتَيْنِ al-ḥammāratayni |
حَمَّارَتَيْ ḥammāratay |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
sound masculine plural; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | sound feminine plural | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَمَّارِين; حَمَّارة ḥammārīn; ḥammāra |
الْحَمَّارِين; الْحَمَّارة al-ḥammārīn; al-ḥammāra |
حَمَّارِي; حَمَّارة ḥammārī; ḥammārat |
حَمَّارَات ḥammārāt |
الْحَمَّارَات al-ḥammārāt |
حَمَّارَات ḥammārāt |
Nominative | حَمَّارُونَ; حَمَّارةٌ ḥammārūna; ḥammāratun |
الْحَمَّارُونَ; الْحَمَّارةُ al-ḥammārūna; al-ḥammāratu |
حَمَّارُو; حَمَّارةُ ḥammārū; ḥammāratu |
حَمَّارَاتٌ ḥammārātun |
الْحَمَّارَاتُ al-ḥammārātu |
حَمَّارَاتُ ḥammārātu |
Accusative | حَمَّارِينَ; حَمَّارةً ḥammārīna; ḥammāratan |
الْحَمَّارِينَ; الْحَمَّارةَ al-ḥammārīna; al-ḥammārata |
حَمَّارِي; حَمَّارةَ ḥammārī; ḥammārata |
حَمَّارَاتٍ ḥammārātin |
الْحَمَّارَاتِ al-ḥammārāti |
حَمَّارَاتِ ḥammārāti |
Genitive | حَمَّارِينَ; حَمَّارةٍ ḥammārīna; ḥammāratin |
الْحَمَّارِينَ; الْحَمَّارةِ al-ḥammārīna; al-ḥammārati |
حَمَّارِي; حَمَّارةِ ḥammārī; ḥammārati |
حَمَّارَاتٍ ḥammārātin |
الْحَمَّارَاتِ al-ḥammārāti |
حَمَّارَاتِ ḥammārāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār-.
Pronunciation
Noun
حمار (Rumi spelling himar)
- donkey (a domestic animal)
Synonyms
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
حمار • (ḥmār) m (feminine حمارة (ḥmāra), plural حمير (ḥmīr))
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār, “donkey”).
Noun
حمَار • (ḥmār) m (feminine حمَارَة (ḥmāra), plural حَمِير (ḥamīr))
Adjective
حمَار • (ḥmār) m (feminine حمَارَة (ḥmāra), plural حَمِير (ḥamīr), elative أَحمَر (ʾaḥmar))
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