kamar

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

kamar m

1. moon

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kămắrā).

Noun

kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

Declension of kamar (n29)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kamar	kamarið	kømur	kømrini
accusative	kamar	kamarið	kømur	kømrini
dative	kamari	kamarinum	kømurum, kømrum	kømrunum
genitive	kamars	kamarsins	kamara	kamaranna

Derived terms

• sovikamar
• spískamar

See also

• song
• koddi
• svøvnposi
• svøvnur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːmar/

  Rhymes: -aːmar

Noun

kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

1. privy (outdoor toilet)

Declension

Declension of kamar (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kamar	kamarinn	kamrar	kamrarnir
accusative	kamar	kamarinn	kamra	kamrana
dative	kamri	kamrinum	kömrum	kömrunum
genitive	kamars	kamarsins	kamra	kamranna

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.mar]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mar
• Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

From Malay kamar, from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

Noun

kamar (plural kamar-kamar)

1. chamber, room

   Synonyms: bilik, ruang

   Kamarku di lantai 19.

   My room is on level 19.

Derived terms

• berkamar

• kamar akomodasi
• kamar akumulator
• kamar anekoik
• kamar arnes
• kamar baca
• kamar bawah
• kamar bebas rokok
• kamar belajar
• kamar berhadapan
• kamar bersebelahan
• kamar besi
• kamar bola
• kamar candi
• kamar contoh
• kamar dagang
• kamar deluks
• kamar depan
• kamar dingin
• kamar dupleks
• kamar ganda
• kamar gandeng
• kamar ganti
• kamar gas
• kamar gelap
• kamar gelap gerak
• kamar gelap pengganti
• kamar gema
• kamar gratis
• kamar hampa
• kamar hias
• kamar insang
• kamar isolasi
• kamar jenazah
• kamar kapal
• kamar kecil
• kamar keluarga
• kamar kembar
• kamar kendali
• kamar kersik
• kamar ketinggian
• kamar kirim
• kamar kosong
• kamar lanai
• kamar layanan gawat darurat
• kamar makan
• kamar mandi
• kamar mati
• kamar mayat
• kamar mesin
• kamar muka
• kamar nirgema
• kamar obrol
• kamar pas
• kamar pasang tiup angin
• kamar pascaproduksi
• kamar pengantin
• kamar pengawas induk
• kamar pengobatan
• kamar penyuntingan
• kamar perakitan
• kamar perdata
• kamar perkawinan
• kamar peta
• kamar peti kemas
• kamar pidana
• kamar proyeksi
• kamar ranjang ganda kembar
• kamar ranjang ukuran dua
• kamar rusak
• kamar sebelah
• kamar serambi
• kamar standar
• kamar suit
• kamar superior
• kamar susu
• kamar swainap
• kamar tak bergema
• kamar tamu
• kamar terblokir
• kamar terhubung
• kamar terpesan
• kamar tidur
• kamar tinggi
• kamar tripel
• kamar tunggal
• kamar tunggu
• kamar uap
• kamar vakum
• ruang pengobatan

• bagian kamar
• berbagi kamar
• caturkamar
• divisi kamar
• dua kamar
• dwikamar
• inspeksi kamar
• ketersediaan kamar
• kista tulang sekamar
• kotak simpan kunci kamar
• laporan ketersediaan kamar
• laporan perkiraan potensi penjualan kamar
• laporan produktivitas kamar
• laporan status kamar
• laporan varian tarif kamar
• layanan kamar
• manajer divisi kamar
• menu layanan kamar
• nada kamar
• paham dua kamar
• panjang kamar karakteristik
• panjang karakteristik kamar
• pemeriksaan kamar
• pemerintahan dwikamar
• pengeblokan kamar
• penjualan kamar
• perbedaan status kamar
• perkiraan aktivitas kamar
• perpindahan kamar
• sandal kamar
• sistem bioskop kamar
• slip rak kamar
• status kamar
• suhu kamar
• temperatur kamar
• tipe kamar
• vulkanisasi temperatur kamar

Descendants

• → Petjo: kamar
• → Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, “moon”).

Noun

kamar (plural kamar-kamar)

1. moon

   Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

Further reading

• “kamar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

kamar

1. romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		کَمَر

Alternative forms

• kəmər

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kamaɾ]
• (Xarrâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA^(key): [kamaɾ]

Noun

kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

1. hillside
2. boulder
3. (Xarrâbî) tree arch

Declension

Declension of kamar

	singular	plural
nominative	kamar	kamarlar
genitive	kamarııñ	kamarlarııñ
dative	kamarqa	kamarlarqa
definite accusative	kamarı	kamarları
locative	kamarça	kamarlarça
ablative	kamarda	kamarlarda
instrumental	kamarla	kamarlarla
equative	kamarvâra	kamarlarvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1988), Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.ma(r)]
  • (Etymology 2, alternatively) IPA^(key): [qɔ.mar]
• Rhymes: -mar, -ar
• Hyphenation: ka‧mar

Etymology 1

From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Attested in 1901. Doublet of kamera, kampus, and komrad.

Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

1. (chiefly Indonesia) A room or chamber.

   Synonyms: bilik, ruang

Derived terms

Affixations

• mengamar
• sekamar

Compounds

• kamar baca
• kamar besi
• kamar bicara
• kamar bola
• kamar gelap
• kamar kecil
• kamar loteng
• kamar mandi
• kamar mati
• kamar tamu
• kamar tidur

Descendants

• Indonesian: kamar
  • → Petjo: kamar
  • → Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling قمر)

1. (uncommon) The moon.

   Synonyms: bulan, alkamar

Descendants

• Indonesian: kamar

Etymology 3

From Persian کمر (kamar, “waist”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, “waist, belt, girdle”), 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, “vault”) from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂m-ér-e-ti, from *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of kamera and kampus.

Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

1. (obsolete) A belt or cummerbund.

   Synonyms: tali pinggang, sabuk, kamarban

Further reading

• "kamar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kåmår, kåmmår (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse kamarr. First attested in the 17th century by David Klim (spelled as Komoræ) and Thomas Bloch (spelled as Kaamaaren and Kamaren).

Noun

kamar m (definite singular kamaren, indefinite plural kamarar, definite plural kamarane)

1. outhouse toilet

   Synonyms: kammers, litjhus, utedass, utedo

References

• “kamar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.maɾ/

Noun

kamar

1. room, chamber

   Synonym: batibati

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic	Afghan Uzbek
	Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic		камар‍
Latin		‍

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کمر (kamar, “belt, girdle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧mar

Noun

kamar (plural kamarlar)

1. belt

Declension

Declension of kamar

	singular	plural
nominative	kamar	kamarlar
genitive	kamarning	kamarlarning
dative	kamarga	kamarlarga
definite accusative	kamarni	kamarlarni
locative	kamarda	kamarlarda
ablative	kamardan	kamarlardan
similative	kamardek	kamarlardek

Possessive forms of kamar

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	kamarim	kamarlarim
genitive	kamarimning	kamarlarimning
dative	kamarimga	kamarlarimga
definite accusative	kamarimni	kamarlarimni
locative	kamarimda	kamarlarimda
ablative	kamarimdan	kamarlarimdan
similative	kamarimdek	kamarlarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	kamaring	kamarlaring
genitive	kamaringning	kamarlaringning
dative	kamaringga	kamarlaringga
definite accusative	kamaringni	kamarlaringni
locative	kamaringda	kamarlaringda
ablative	kamaringdan	kamarlaringdan
similative	kamaringdek	kamarlaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	kamari	kamarlari
genitive	kamarining	kamarlarining
dative	kamariga	kamarlariga
definite accusative	kamarini	kamarlarini
locative	kamarida	kamarlarida
ablative	kamaridan	kamarlaridan
similative	kamaridek	kamarlaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	kamarimiz	kamarlarimiz
genitive	kamarimizning	kamarlarimizning
dative	kamarimizga	kamarlarimizga
definite accusative	kamarimizni	kamarlarimizni
locative	kamarimizda	kamarlarimizda
ablative	kamarimizdan	kamarlarimizdan
similative	kamarimizdek	kamarlarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	kamaringiz	kamarlaringiz
genitive	kamaringizning	kamarlaringizning
dative	kamaringizga	kamarlaringizga
definite accusative	kamaringizni	kamarlaringizni
locative	kamaringizda	kamarlaringizda
ablative	kamaringizdan	kamarlaringizdan
similative	kamaringizdek	kamarlaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	kamari	kamarlari
genitive	kamarining	kamarlarining
dative	kamariga	kamarlariga
definite accusative	kamarini	kamarlarini
locative	kamarida	kamarlarida
ablative	kamaridan	kamarlaridan
similative	kamaridek	kamarlaridek

Further reading

• “kamar“ in izoh.uz

West Makian

Etymology

From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.mar̪/

Noun

kamar

1. a room

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[2], Pacific linguistics