حمار

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒀲 (imērum, “donkey”), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎎𐎗 (ḥmr), Hebrew חמור‎ (khamór), Aramaic ܚܡܪܐ‎ (ḥmārā).

• IPA^(key): /ħi.maːr/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ħu.maːr/, [ħʊ.maːr]

حِمَار • (ḥimār) m (plural حَمِير‎ (ḥamīr) or حُمُر‎ (ḥumur) or أَحْمِرَة‎ (ʔaḥmira), feminine أَتَان‎ (ʔatān) or حِمَارَة‎ (ḥimāra))

1. donkey, ass

   ‏في بعض المناطق الريفية، يُعتبر الحمار وسيلة نقل هامة.‎‎

   Fī baʿḍi al-manāṭiq ar-riyfiyyah, yuʾtabaru al-ḥimār wasīlat naql ʾhāmiyah.

   In some rural areas, the donkey is considered an important means of transportation.

   • Qur'an

     ‏مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا‎

     maṯalu allaḏīna ḥummilū t-tawrāta ṯumma lam yaḥmilūhā kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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• Maltese: ħmar
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• → Malay: himar

Occupational noun from the root of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ħam.maːr/

حَمَّار • (ḥammār) m (plural حَمَّارُون‎ (ḥammārūn) or حَمَّارة‎ (ḥammāra), feminine حَمَّارَة‎ (ḥammāra))

1. donkey driver

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• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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1. Jawi spelling of himar

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• IPA^(key): /ħmaːr/

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حمار • (ḥmār) m (plural حمير‎ (ḥmīr), feminine حمارة‎ (ḥmāra))

1. donkey, ass
2. (vulgar) idiot, dumbass

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حمار • (ḥmār) m (plural حَمِير‎ (ḥamīr), feminine حمَارَة‎ (ḥmāra))

1. donkey
2. (vulgar) idiot, dumbass, jackass

حمار • (ḥmār) (feminine حمَارَة‎ (ḥmāra), masculine plural حَمِير‎ (ḥamīr), elative أَحمَر‎ (ʾaḥmar))

1. (of a person) foolish, stupid, idiotic

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• IPA^(key): /ħmaːr/, [ħmɑːrˤ]

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حمار • (ḥmār) m (plural حمير‎ (ḥamīr), feminine حمَارة‎ (ḥmāra))

1. donkey, ass
2. (vulgar) idiot, dumbass, jackass

فتحناله، دخل بحماره‎ (fataḥnā-lo, daḵal bi-ḥmāro, “give them an inch and they'll take a mile”)

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• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.mɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

حِمار • (himār) m (Hindi spelling हिमार)

1. male donkey, ass

• “حمار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “حمار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.