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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *namir-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mary-. Cognate with Arabic نَمِر (namir) and Aramaic נִמְרָא (nimrā).
Pronunciation
Noun
נָמֵר • (namér) m (plural indefinite נְמֵרִים, singular construct נְמֵר־, plural construct נִמְרֵי־, feminine counterpart נְמֵרָה)
- leopard
- (slang) tiger
Derived terms
References
- “נמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading