هامور

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Noun

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هامور (hāmūrm (dual هامورين (hamūrēn), plural هَوامير (hawāmīr))

  1. Greasy grouper, particularly larger ones
    Hyponym: بالول (bālūl)
  2. (negative connotation) filthy rich person