شمر

See also: سمر‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *swem(bh)- (“to be unsteady, swim”).

Noun

Dari Persian شمر‎
Iranian Persian شمر‎
Tajiki Persian шамар (šamar)

شمر • (šamar)

  1. pond

Etymology 2

Verb

Dari Persian شمر‎
Iranian Persian شمر‎
Tajiki Persian шумур (šumur)

شمر • (šemor)

  1. present stem form of شمردن‎.

Etymology 3

From Arabic.

Proper noun

شمر • (Šemr)

  1. (Islam) Shemr, who is held responsible by followers of Shi'a Islam for the murder of Hussein ibn Ali at the battle of Karbala.
  2. (by extension) A wicked person.
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