حمرا
Moroccan Arabic
Adjective
حمرا • (ḥamra) f
- feminine singular of حمر (ḥmar)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ).
Adjective
حمرا • (hamrâ)
- Arabic feminine singular and nonhuman plural of احمر (ahmar, “red”)
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حمرا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 805
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ), feminine singular of أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ham.ˈɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [häm.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæm.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häm.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hamrā |
| Dari reading? | hamrā |
| Iranian reading? | hamrâ |
| Tajik reading? | hamro |
Adjective
| Dari | حمرا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҳамро |
حمرا • (hamrâ)
- (reserved for feminine or nonhuman plural nouns) red
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حمرا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ), feminine singular of أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar).
Adjective
حَمْرا • (hamrā) (Hindi spelling हम्रा)
- (reserved for feminine or nonhuman plural nouns) red
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “حمرا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.