محار
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Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح و ر (ḥ-w-r), or perhaps from a lost Aramaic term from the cognate root related to “whiteness”, as حَوَر (ḥawar, “poplar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَحَار • (maḥār) m (collective, singulative مَحَارَة f (maḥāra))
- oyster
- mother-of-pearl, nacre
- Synonyms: صَدَف (ṣadaf), زَلَف (zalaf), عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʕirq al-luʔluʔ), أُمّ اللَّآلِئ (ʔumm al-laʔāliʔ)
- p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
- ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس
١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه- 1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver
- 1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
Declension
Declension of noun مَحَار (maḥār)
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَحَار maḥār |
الْمَحَار al-maḥār |
مَحَار maḥār |
Nominative | مَحَارٌ maḥārun |
الْمَحَارُ al-maḥāru |
مَحَارُ maḥāru |
Accusative | مَحَارًا maḥāran |
الْمَحَارَ al-maḥāra |
مَحَارَ maḥāra |
Genitive | مَحَارٍ maḥārin |
الْمَحَارِ al-maḥāri |
مَحَارِ maḥāri |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَحَارَة maḥāra |
الْمَحَارَة al-maḥāra |
مَحَارَة maḥārat |
Nominative | مَحَارَةٌ maḥāratun |
الْمَحَارَةُ al-maḥāratu |
مَحَارَةُ maḥāratu |
Accusative | مَحَارَةً maḥāratan |
الْمَحَارَةَ al-maḥārata |
مَحَارَةَ maḥārata |
Genitive | مَحَارَةٍ maḥāratin |
الْمَحَارَةِ al-maḥārati |
مَحَارَةِ maḥārati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَحَارَتَيْن maḥāratayn |
الْمَحَارَتَيْن al-maḥāratayn |
مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay |
Nominative | مَحَارَتَانِ maḥāratāni |
الْمَحَارَتَانِ al-maḥāratāni |
مَحَارَتَا maḥāratā |
Accusative | مَحَارَتَيْنِ maḥāratayni |
الْمَحَارَتَيْنِ al-maḥāratayni |
مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay |
Genitive | مَحَارَتَيْنِ maḥāratayni |
الْمَحَارَتَيْنِ al-maḥāratayni |
مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَحَارَات maḥārāt |
الْمَحَارَات al-maḥārāt |
مَحَارَات maḥārāt |
Nominative | مَحَارَاتٌ maḥārātun |
الْمَحَارَاتُ al-maḥārātu |
مَحَارَاتُ maḥārātu |
Accusative | مَحَارَاتٍ maḥārātin |
الْمَحَارَاتِ al-maḥārāti |
مَحَارَاتِ maḥārāti |
Genitive | مَحَارَاتٍ maḥārātin |
الْمَحَارَاتِ al-maḥārāti |
مَحَارَاتِ maḥārāti |
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
Root |
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م ح ر |
1 term |
Pronunciation
Noun
محار • (maḥḥār) m (collective, singulative محارة f (maḥḥāra))
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
محار • (maḥār) m (collective, singulative محارة f (maḥāra))
See also
- بَلَح البَحَر (balaḥ al-baḥar, “mussel”)
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- ar:Bivalves
- ar:Seafood
- ar:Gems
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