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kamar

Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

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kamar m

  1. moon

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).

Noun

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kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

  1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

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n29 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Accusative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Dative kamari kamarinum kømurum/kømrum kømrunum
Genitive kamars kamarsins kamara kamaranna

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

  1. privy (outdoor toilet)

Declension

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    Declension of kamar
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kamar kamarinn kamrar kamrarnir
accusative kamar kamarinn kamra kamrana
dative kamri kamrinum kömrum kömrunum
genitive kamars kamarsins kamra kamranna

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka.mar]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mar
  • Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

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From Malay kamar, from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

Noun

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kamar (plural kamar-kamar, first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. chamber, room
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Kamarku di lantai 19.
    My room is on level 19.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Petjo: kamar
  • → Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

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From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, “moon”).

Noun

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kamar (first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

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Javanese

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Romanization

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kamar

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic کَمَر

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kamaɾ]
  • (Xarrâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA(key): [kamaɾ]

Noun

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kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

  1. hillside
  2. boulder
  3. (Xarrâbî) tree arch

Declension

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Declension of kamar
singular plural
nominative kamar kamarlar
genitive kamarııñ kamarlarııñ
dative kamarqa kamarlarqa
definite accusative kamarı kamarları
locative kamarça kamarlarça
ablative kamarda kamarlarda
instrumental kamarla kamarlarla
equative kamarvâra kamarlarvâra

References

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka.ma(r)]
    • (Etymology 2, alternatively) IPA(key): [qɔ.mar]
  • Rhymes: -mar, -ar
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mar

Etymology 1

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    From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Attested in 1901.[1] Doublet of kamera and kampus.

    Noun

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    kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

    1. (chiefly Indonesia) A room or chamber.
      Synonyms: bilik, ruang
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    Etymology 2

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    From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

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    kamar (Jawi spelling قمر)

    1. (uncommon) The moon.
      Synonyms: bulan, alkamar
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    Etymology 3

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    From Persian کمر (kamar, “waist”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, “waist, belt, girdle”), 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, “vault”) from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂m-ér-e-ti, from *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of kamera and kampus.

    Noun

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    kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

    1. (obsolete) A belt or cummerbund.
      Synonyms: tali pinggang, sabuk, kamarban

    References

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    1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 10 November 2024, page 498

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    Ternate

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    kamar

    1. room, chamber
      Synonym: batibati

    References

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    • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

    West Makian

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    Etymology

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    From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    kamar

    1. a room

    References

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    • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[2], Pacific linguistics
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