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قمر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root قمر (qamar) primarily relates to the moon and its light. It extends to concepts of brightness, blindness due to snow, damage to water skins, and gambling. Derived terms also describe specific times, actions, and attributes associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

القمرnoun
  1. 1.
    the moon from the third night until the end of the month, named 'qamar' for its whitenessboth

    the moon from the third night until the end of the month, named 'qamar' for its whiteness

  2. 2.
    dazzling of the sight from snowboth

    dazzling of the sight from snow

قميرnoun
  1. 1.
    Diminutive of moonclassical

    A diminutive form of 'qamar', used by some speakers.

قَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    plural of aqmar, which means whiteboth

    plural of aqmar, which means white

وقد قمر الرجل يقمر قمرا، إذا لم يبصر في الثلج — And a man becomes snow-blind, if he cannot see in the snow.
قَمَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To be damaged (water skin)classical

    A water skin is affected by something like burning, causing water to seep between the layers.

وقمرت القربة أيضا، وهو شئ يصيبها من القمر كالاحتراق، فيدخل الماء بين الادمة والبشرة — And a water skin is also damaged, which is something that affects it from the 'qamar' like burning, so water enters between the leather and the skin.
تقمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To come during the bright nightclassical

    To visit someone during the 'qamra' (a bright night when the moon is visible).

  2. 2.
    To hunt during the bright nightclassical

    A lion goes out during the 'qamra' to hunt for prey.

  3. 3.
    To overcome (gambling)classical

    Someone prevails over their opponent in a game of chance or gambling.

وتقمرته: أتيته في القمراء — And I visited him during the bright night.
وتقمر الأسد، إذا خرج في القمراء يطلب الصيد — And the lion hunts during the bright night, if it goes out during the bright night seeking prey.
وتقمر فلان، أي غلب من يقامره — And so-and-so prevailed, meaning he overcame his gambling opponent.
مُتَقَمِّرadjective
  1. 1.
    Hunting in the bright nightclassical

    Describing a lion that hunts during the 'qamra' (a bright night).

سقط العشاء به على متقمر * حامى الذمار معاود الاقران — The evening meal fell upon him while he was hunting in the bright night, a defender of the protected, returning to his peers.
القِمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    gamblingboth

    gambling

قال ابن دريد: والقمار: المقامرة — Ibn Duraid said: And 'al-qimar' is gambling.
تقامرواverb
  1. 1.
    they gambledboth

    they gambled

وتقامروا: لعبوا القمار — And they gambled: they played games of chance.
أَقْمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To overcome (gambling)classical

    To defeat someone in a game of chance or gambling.

  2. 2.
    To shine brightly (night)classical

    A night becomes illuminated, likely by the moon.

  3. 3.
    To have the moon riseclassical

    The moon rises, making the night bright.

  4. 4.
    To be damaged by cold (dates)classical

    Dates are struck by cold before ripening, losing their sweetness.

وقمرت الرجل أقمره بالكسر قمرا، إذا لاعبته فيه فغلبته — And I played a man, and I defeated him in it (gambling).
وأقمرت ليلتنا: أضاءت — And our night became bright: it illuminated.
وأقمرنا، أي طلع علينا القمر — And we experienced the rising of the moon, meaning the moon rose upon us.
وأقمر التمر: ضربه البرد فذهبت حلاوته قبل أن ينضج — And the dates were damaged by cold: the cold struck them and their sweetness was lost before they ripened.
قَمَارِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to a place in Indiaboth

    related to a place in India

  2. 2.
    plural of qumriyboth

    plural of qumriy

وعود قماري: منسوب إلى موضع ببلاد الهند — And 'oud qamari': attributed to a place in the land of India.
القَمَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to a birdboth

    related to a bird

قَمَرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    the female (of the قمري bird)both

    the female (of the قمري bird)

والانثى قمرية، والذكر ساق حر — And the female is qamariyyah, and the male is saq hurr.
قَمَارِيnoun
  1. 1.
    related to a place in Indiaboth

    related to a place in India

  2. 2.
    plural of qumriyboth

    plural of qumriy

والجمع قماري غير مصروف — And the plural is 'qamari' non-syllable-forming.
أَقْمَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Whiteboth

    Having a white or very pale complexion or color.

والأقمر: الأبيض — And 'aqmar': white.
يقال: حمار أقمر، وسحاب أقمر — It is said: a white donkey, and white clouds.
قَمْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Bright (night)both

    A night that is illuminated, typically by the moon.

وليلة قمراء، أي مضيئة — And a bright night, meaning illuminated.

Parallel reading

القمر بعد ثلاث ليال إلى آخر الشهر، سمي قمرا لبياضه.
The moon from three nights after the new moon until the end of the month, named 'qamar' due to its whiteness.
ومن كلام بعضهم: قمير، وهو تصغيره.
And from the speech of some of them: 'qumayr', which is its diminutive.
والقمر أيضا: تحير البصر من الثلج.
And 'al-qamar' also: confusion of sight from snow.
وقد قمر الرجل يقمر قمرا، إذا لم يبصر في الثلج.
And a man becomes snow-blind, if he cannot see in the snow.
وقمرت القربة أيضا، وهو شئ يصيبها من القمر كالاحتراق، فيدخل الماء بين الادمة والبشرة.
And a water skin is also damaged, which is something that affects it from the 'qamar' like burning, so water enters between the leather and the skin.
وتقمرته: أتيته في القمراء.
And I visited him during the bright night.
وتقمر الأسد، إذا خرج في القمراء يطلب الصيد.
And the lion hunts during the bright night, if it goes out during the bright night seeking prey.
سقط العشاء به على متقمر * حامى الذمار معاود الاقران
The evening meal fell upon him while he was hunting in the bright night, a defender of the protected, returning to his peers.
وقال الاعشى: تقمرها شيخ عشاء فأصبحت * قضاعية تأتى الكواهن ناشصا
And Al-A'sha said: An old man hunted it during the night and it became a Quda'i woman coming to the sorceresses, rising.
وتقمر فلان، أي غلب من يقامره.
And so-and-so prevailed, meaning he overcame his gambling opponent.
قال ابن دريد: والقمار: المقامرة.
Ibn Duraid said: And 'al-qimar' is gambling.
وتقامروا: لعبوا القمار.
And they gambled: they played games of chance.
وقمرت الرجل أقمره بالكسر قمرا، إذا لاعبته فيه فغلبته.
And I played a man, and I defeated him in it (gambling).
وقامرته فقمرته أقمره بالضم قمرا، إذا فاخرته فيه فغلبته.
And I competed with him in gambling, and I defeated him, if I boasted about it and overcame him.
وعود قماري: منسوب إلى موضع ببلاد الهند.
And 'oud qamari': attributed to a place in the land of India.
والقمرى منسوب إلى طير قمر، وقمر إما أن يكون جمع أقمر مثل أحمر وحمر، وإما أن يكون جمع قمري مثل رومي وروم وزنجي وزنج.
And 'al-qamari' is attributed to a bird called Qamar, and Qamar is either a plural of 'aqmar' like 'ahmar' and 'humr', or it is a plural of 'qamari' like 'ruumi' and 'rum' and 'zinji' and 'zanj'.
والانثى قمرية، والذكر ساق حر.
And the female is qamariyyah, and the male is saq hurr.
والجمع قماري غير مصروف.
And the plural is 'qamari' non-syllable-forming.
والأقمر: الأبيض.
And 'aqmar': white.
يقال: حمار أقمر، وسحاب أقمر.
It is said: a white donkey, and white clouds.
وليلة قمراء، أي مضيئة.
And a bright night, meaning illuminated.
وأقمرت ليلتنا: أضاءت.
And our night became bright: it illuminated.
وأقمرنا، أي طلع علينا القمر.
And we experienced the rising of the moon, meaning the moon rose upon us.
وأقمر التمر: ضربه البرد فذهبت حلاوته قبل أن ينضج.
And the dates were damaged by cold: the cold struck them and their sweetness was lost before they ripened.