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English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Tamar
- (biblical) A daughter-in-law of Judah.
- (biblical) A daughter of David.
- (biblical) A daughter of Absalom.
- A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Quotations
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- Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did.
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- And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tamar
- A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties.
- A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.
- Administrative centre of Hong Kong.
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