حمار

See also: خمار

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (donkey). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀲 (ANŠE) / 𒀲𒀴 (DÙR, imēru, donkey), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎗 (ḥmr), Aramaic ܚܡܪܐ (ḥmārā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħi.maːr/

Noun

حِمَار (ḥimār) m (plural حَمِير (ḥamīr) or حُمُر (ḥumur) or أَحْمِرَة (ʾaḥmira), feminine أَتَان (ʾatān))

  1. donkey, ass
  2. (colloquial) fool, idiot
Declension

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the root of حِمَار (ḥimār, donkey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħam.maːr/

Noun

حَمَّار (ḥammār) m (plural حَمَّارة (ḥammāra))

  1. donkey driver
Declension

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

  • IPA(key): /hima(r)/
  • Rhymes: -ima(r), -ma(r), -a(r)

Noun

حمار (Rumi spelling himar)

  1. donkey (a domestic animal)

Synonyms

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