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 (kamárā).

Noun

kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

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

m-s1	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

Borrowed 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, first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

1. chamber, room

   Synonyms: bilik, ruang

Derived terms

• berkamar

 

• kamar arnes
• kamar baca
• kamar belajar
• kamar besi
• kamar bola
• kamar dagang
• kamar dingin
• kamar gas
• kamar gelap
• kamar hias
• kamar insang
• kamar isolasi
• kamar jenazah
• kamar kecil
• kamar keluarga
• kamar kersik
• kamar makan
• kamar mandi
• kamar mati
• kamar mayat
• kamar obrol
• kamar pas
• kamar pengantin
• kamar perdata
• kamar perkawinan
• kamar peta
• kamar peti kemas
• kamar pidana
• kamar susu
• kamar tamu
• kamar tidur
• kamar tunggu

 

Descendants

• → Malay: kamar
• → Petjo: kamar
• → Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kamar (first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

1. moon

   Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

Further reading

• “kamar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

Noun

kamar

1. room (within building)

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		کَمَر‎

Alternative forms

• kəmər

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمر‎ (kamar).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

1. hillside
2. boulder

Declension

Declension of kamar

	singular	plural
nominative	kamar	kamarlar
genitive	kamarıyñ	kamarlarıyñ
dative	kamarqa	kamarlarqa
definite accusative	kamarı	kamarları
locative	kamarça	kamarlarça
ablative	kamardan	kamarlardan
instrumental	kamarlan	kamarlarlan
equative	kamarvâra	kamarlarvâra
quantitative	kamarqadar	kamarlarqadar

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC

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

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^[1], Pacific linguistics