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))

donkey, ass
(colloquial) fool, idiot

Declension

Declension of noun حِمَار (ḥimār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِمَار ḥimār	الْحِمَار‎ al-ḥimār	حِمَار ḥimār
Nominative	حِمَارٌ ḥimārun	الْحِمَارُ‎ al-ḥimāru	حِمَارُ ḥimāru
Accusative	حِمَارًا‎ ḥimāran	الْحِمَارَ‎ al-ḥimāra	حِمَارَ ḥimāra
Genitive	حِمَارٍ ḥimārin	الْحِمَارِ‎ al-ḥimāri	حِمَارِ ḥimāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِمَارَيْن‎ ḥimārayn	الْحِمَارَيْن‎ al-ḥimārayn	حِمَارَيْ‎ ḥimāray
Nominative	حِمَارَانِ‎ ḥimārāni	الْحِمَارَانِ‎ al-ḥimārāni	حِمَارَا‎ ḥimārā
Accusative	حِمَارَيْنِ‎ ḥimārayni	الْحِمَارَيْنِ‎ al-ḥimārayni	حِمَارَيْ‎ ḥimāray
Genitive	حِمَارَيْنِ‎ ḥimārayni	الْحِمَارَيْنِ‎ al-ḥimārayni	حِمَارَيْ‎ ḥimāray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمِير‎‎; حُمُر‎‎; أَحْمِرَة‎ ḥamīr‎; ḥumur‎; ʾaḥmira	الْحَمِير‎‎; الْحُمُر‎‎; الْأَحْمِرَة‎ al-ḥamīr‎; al-ḥumur‎; al-ʾaḥmira	حَمِير‎‎; حُمُر‎‎; أَحْمِرَة‎ ḥamīr‎; ḥumur‎; ʾaḥmirat
Nominative	حَمِيرٌ‎‎; حُمُرٌ‎‎; أَحْمِرَةٌ‎ ḥamīrun‎; ḥumurun‎; ʾaḥmiratun	الْحَمِيرُ‎‎; الْحُمُرُ‎‎; الْأَحْمِرَةُ‎ al-ḥamīru‎; al-ḥumuru‎; al-ʾaḥmiratu	حَمِيرُ‎‎; حُمُرُ‎‎; أَحْمِرَةُ‎ ḥamīru‎; ḥumuru‎; ʾaḥmiratu
Accusative	حَمِيرًا‎‎; حُمُرًا‎‎; أَحْمِرَةً‎ ḥamīran‎; ḥumuran‎; ʾaḥmiratan	الْحَمِيرَ‎‎; الْحُمُرَ‎‎; الْأَحْمِرَةَ‎ al-ḥamīra‎; al-ḥumura‎; al-ʾaḥmirata	حَمِيرَ‎‎; حُمُرَ‎‎; أَحْمِرَةَ‎ ḥamīra‎; ḥumura‎; ʾaḥmirata
Genitive	حَمِيرٍ‎‎; حُمُرٍ‎‎; أَحْمِرَةٍ‎ ḥamīrin‎; ḥumurin‎; ʾaḥmiratin	الْحَمِيرِ‎‎; الْحُمُرِ‎‎; الْأَحْمِرَةِ‎ al-ḥamīri‎; al-ḥumuri‎; al-ʾaḥmirati	حَمِيرِ‎‎; حُمُرِ‎‎; أَحْمِرَةِ‎ ḥamīri‎; ḥumuri‎; ʾaḥmirati

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħam.maːr/

Noun

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

donkey driver

Declension

Declension of noun حَمَّار (ḥammār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّار ḥammār	الْحَمَّار‎ al-ḥammār	حَمَّار ḥammār
Nominative	حَمَّارٌ ḥammārun	الْحَمَّارُ‎ al-ḥammāru	حَمَّارُ ḥammāru
Accusative	حَمَّارًا‎ ḥammāran	الْحَمَّارَ‎ al-ḥammāra	حَمَّارَ ḥammāra
Genitive	حَمَّارٍ ḥammārin	الْحَمَّارِ‎ al-ḥammāri	حَمَّارِ ḥammāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّارَيْن‎ ḥammārayn	الْحَمَّارَيْن‎ al-ḥammārayn	حَمَّارَيْ‎ ḥammāray
Nominative	حَمَّارَانِ‎ ḥammārāni	الْحَمَّارَانِ‎ al-ḥammārāni	حَمَّارَا‎ ḥammārā
Accusative	حَمَّارَيْنِ‎ ḥammārayni	الْحَمَّارَيْنِ‎ al-ḥammārayni	حَمَّارَيْ‎ ḥammāray
Genitive	حَمَّارَيْنِ‎ ḥammārayni	الْحَمَّارَيْنِ‎ al-ḥammārayni	حَمَّارَيْ‎ ḥammāray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَمَّارة‎ ḥammāra	الْحَمَّارة‎ al-ḥammāra	حَمَّارة‎ ḥammārat
Nominative	حَمَّارةٌ‎ ḥammāratun	الْحَمَّارةُ‎ al-ḥammāratu	حَمَّارةُ‎ ḥammāratu
Accusative	حَمَّارةً‎ ḥammāratan	الْحَمَّارةَ‎ al-ḥammārata	حَمَّارةَ‎ ḥammārata
Genitive	حَمَّارةٍ‎ ḥammāratin	الْحَمَّارةِ‎ al-ḥammārati	حَمَّارةِ‎ ḥammārati

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

himar

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)

donkey (a domestic animal)

Synonyms

keldai / کلداي‎

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