سمار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س م ر (s m r) meaning "to stand erect or jut out", "a bristle or thorn", "to nail", "to be studded".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.maːr/

Noun

سَمَار • (samārm

  1. spiny rush (Juncus spinosus)

Declension

Declension of noun سَمَار (samār)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَمَار
samār
السَّمَار
as-samār
سَمَار
samār
nominative سَمَارٌ
samārun
السَّمَارُ
as-samāru
سَمَارُ
samāru
accusative سَمَارًا
samāran
السَّمَارَ
as-samāra
سَمَارَ
samāra
genitive سَمَارٍ
samārin
السَّمَارِ
as-samāri
سَمَارِ
samāri

Descendants

  • Maltese: simar
  • Moroccan Arabic: سمار (smār)

References

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سمار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 597