kamar

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Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

kamar m

  1. moon

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).

Noun

kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

  1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

n29 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Accusative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Dative kamari kamarinum kømurum/kømrum kømrunum
Genitive kamars kamarsins kamara kamaranna

Derived terms

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

Noun

kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

  1. privy (outdoor toilet)

Declension

declension of kamar
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kamar kamarinn kamrar kamrarnir
accusative kamar kamarinn kamra kamrana
dative kamri kamrinum kömrum kömrunum
genitive kamars kamarsins kamra kamranna

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

Noun

kamar (plural kamar-kamar, first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. chamber, room
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Kamarku di lantai 19.
    My room is on level 19.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Malay: kamar
  • → Petjo: kamar
  • → Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, “moon”).

Noun

kamar (first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kamar

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic کَمَر

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

Noun

kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

  1. hillside
  2. boulder
  3. (Xarrâbî) tree arch

Declension

Declension of kamar
singular plural
nominative kamar kamarlar
genitive kamarııñ kamarlarııñ
dative kamarqa kamarlarqa
definite accusative kamarı kamarları
locative kamarça kamarlarça
ablative kamarda kamarlarda
instrumental kamarla kamarlarla
equative kamarvâra kamarlarvâra

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kamar

  1. room, chamber
    Synonym: batibati

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

Pronunciation

Noun

kamar

  1. a room

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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