أحمر
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سيّارة حمرا ― a red car
Arabic
Etymology 1.1
Color or defect adjective from the root ح م ر (ḥ-m-r).
Pronunciation
Adjective
أَحْمَر • (ʔaḥmar) (feminine حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ), feminine dual حَمْرَاوَان (ḥamrāwān), common plural حُمْر (ḥumr) or أَحَامِر (ʔaḥāmir), elative أَكْثَر حُمْرة (ʔakṯar ḥumra) or أَشَدّ حُمْرة (ʔašadd ḥumra))
- red
- Japhetite, non-Semite
- بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَدِ
- buʿiṯtu ʾilā l-ʾaḥmari wa l-ʾaswadi
- I was sent to the Red and the Black.
Declension
Declension of adjective أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | basic singular diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَحْمَر ʔaḥmar |
الْأَحْمَر al-ʔaḥmar |
حَمْرَاء ḥamrāʔ |
الْحَمْرَاء al-ḥamrāʔ |
| Nominative | أَحْمَرُ ʔaḥmaru |
الْأَحْمَرُ al-ʔaḥmaru |
حَمْرَاءُ ḥamrāʔu |
الْحَمْرَاءُ al-ḥamrāʔu |
| Accusative | أَحْمَرَ ʔaḥmara |
الْأَحْمَرَ al-ʔaḥmara |
حَمْرَاءَ ḥamrāʔa |
الْحَمْرَاءَ al-ḥamrāʔa |
| Genitive | أَحْمَرَ ʔaḥmara |
الْأَحْمَرِ al-ʔaḥmari |
حَمْرَاءَ ḥamrāʔa |
الْحَمْرَاءِ al-ḥamrāʔi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَحْمَرَيْن ʔaḥmarayn |
الْأَحْمَرَيْن al-ʔaḥmarayn |
حَمْرَاوَيْن ḥamrāwayn |
الْحَمْرَاوَيْن al-ḥamrāwayn |
| Nominative | أَحْمَرَانِ ʔaḥmarāni |
الْأَحْمَرَانِ al-ʔaḥmarāni |
حَمْرَاوَانِ ḥamrāwāni |
الْحَمْرَاوَانِ al-ḥamrāwāni |
| Accusative | أَحْمَرَيْنِ ʔaḥmarayni |
الْأَحْمَرَيْنِ al-ʔaḥmarayni |
حَمْرَاوَيْنِ ḥamrāwayni |
الْحَمْرَاوَيْنِ al-ḥamrāwayni |
| Genitive | أَحْمَرَيْنِ ʔaḥmarayni |
الْأَحْمَرَيْنِ al-ʔaḥmarayni |
حَمْرَاوَيْنِ ḥamrāwayni |
الْحَمْرَاوَيْنِ al-ḥamrāwayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | حُمْر; أَحَامِر ḥumr; ʔaḥāmir |
الْحُمْر; الْأَحَامِر al-ḥumr; al-ʔaḥāmir |
حُمْر; أَحَامِر ḥumr; ʔaḥāmir |
الْحُمْر; الْأَحَامِر al-ḥumr; al-ʔaḥāmir |
| Nominative | حُمْرٌ; أَحَامِرُ ḥumrun; ʔaḥāmiru |
الْحُمْرُ; الْأَحَامِرُ al-ḥumru; al-ʔaḥāmiru |
حُمْرٌ; أَحَامِرُ ḥumrun; ʔaḥāmiru |
الْحُمْرُ; الْأَحَامِرُ al-ḥumru; al-ʔaḥāmiru |
| Accusative | حُمْرًا; أَحَامِرَ ḥumran; ʔaḥāmira |
الْحُمْرَ; الْأَحَامِرَ al-ḥumra; al-ʔaḥāmira |
حُمْرًا; أَحَامِرَ ḥumran; ʔaḥāmira |
الْحُمْرَ; الْأَحَامِرَ al-ḥumra; al-ʔaḥāmira |
| Genitive | حُمْرٍ; أَحَامِرَ ḥumrin; ʔaḥāmira |
الْحُمْرِ; الْأَحَامِرِ al-ḥumri; al-ʔaḥāmiri |
حُمْرٍ; أَحَامِرَ ḥumrin; ʔaḥāmira |
الْحُمْرِ; الْأَحَامِرِ al-ḥumri; al-ʔaḥāmiri |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “non-Semite, white-skinned”): أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
See also
| أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ), أَشْيَب (ʔašyab) | رَمَادِيّ (ramādiyy), أَشْهَب (ʔašhab), أَغْبَر (ʔaḡbar), أَعْفَر (ʔaʕfar), رَصَاصِيّ (raṣāṣiyy) | أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), غِرْبِيب (ḡirbīb), أَحَمّ (ʔaḥamm), أَدْهَم (ʔadham) |
| أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar), أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab); قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) | أَمْغَر (ʔamḡar), بُرْتُقَالِيّ (burtuqāliyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy), أَسْمَر (ʔasmar), أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal), أَشْهَل (ʔašhal) | أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), أَشْقَر (ʔašqar); قِشْدِيّ (qišdiyy) |
| لِيمِيّ (līmiyy) | أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar), أَحْوَى (ʔaḥwā) | نَعْنَاعِيّ (naʕnāʕiyy), زُمُرُّدِيّ (zumurrudiyy) |
| سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy), فَيْرُوزِيّ (fayrūziyy); حَذَفِيّ (ḥaḏafiyy), شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy) | لَازُوَرْدِيّ (lāzuwardiyy), بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy) | أَزْرَق (ʔazraq) |
| بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy), فِرْفِيرِيّ (firfīriyy); نِيلِيّ (nīliyy) | فُوشِيّ (fūšiyy); أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy) | وَرْدِيّ (wardiyy), زَهْرِيّ (zahriyy) |
Etymology 1.2
Verb
أحمر (form IX)
- أَحْمَرُّ (ʔaḥmarru) /ʔaħ.mar.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)
- أَحْمَرَّ (ʔaḥmarra) /ʔaħ.mar.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)
- أَحْمَرِّ (ʔaḥmarri) /ʔaħ.mar.ri/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح م ر |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
أحمر • (ʔaḥmar) (feminine حمرا (ḥamra), common plural حمر (ḥumr))
- red
- الصليب الأحمر ― iṣ-ṣalib il-ʔaḥmar ― the Red Cross
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See also
| Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān) | |
|---|---|
| أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) | أسود (ʔaswad, “black”) |
| أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”) | رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”) |
| بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”), بني (binni, “brown”) | أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) |
| أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”) | أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”) |
| بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”), نهدي (nahdi, “purple”) | زهري (zahri, “pink”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”) |