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همر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flowing, pouring, or descending rapidly, often with force. It extends to concepts of abundance, excessive speech, and forceful action, including striking the ground or exerting effort.

Derived headwords

هَمَرَ، يَهْمُرُ (بالضم)، هَمَرَ، يَهْمِرُ (بالكسر)، هَمْرًاverb
  1. 1.
    to pour outboth

    To pour out liquid, such as tears, water, or rain, copiously.

  2. 2.
    to milk outclassical

    To milk out all that is in the udder.

  3. 3.
    to strike hardboth

    For a horse to strike the ground forcefully with its hooves.

  4. 4.
    to exert effortclassical

    To exert oneself or to exhaust an animal.

  5. 5.
    to giveclassical

    To give from one's wealth.

  6. 6.
    to demolishclassical

    To demolish something, causing it to collapse.

انْهَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow abundantlyboth

    For tears, rain, or water to flow abundantly and continuously.

  2. 2.
    to collapseclassical

    To collapse or fall down, as in a structure being demolished.

  3. 3.
    to be strippedclassical

    For a tree to have its leaves or branches stripped off when struck.

هَمْرnoun
  1. 1.
    pouringboth

    The act of pouring out liquid.

  2. 2.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking the ground with hooves.

هَمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of tearsclassical

    An abundance of tears, referring to their copious flow.

هَامِرadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing abundantlyboth

    Describing something that flows abundantly, like rain or tears.

  2. 2.
    talkativeclassical

    Describing a person who talks excessively.

مُنْهَمِرadjective
  1. 1.
    flowing abundantlyboth

    Describing something that is pouring forth in abundance, such as rain or tears.

  2. 2.
    talkativeclassical

    Describing a person who is excessively talkative.

الهِمَار (شداد)noun
  1. 1.
    pouring cloudclassical

    A cloud that pours down abundant rain.

  2. 2.
    excessively talkative personclassical

    A man who talks excessively and idly.

  3. 3.
    slandererclassical

    A talebearer or slanderer.

اهْتَمَرَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike hardclassical

    For a horse to strike the ground forcefully with its hooves.

الهَمْرَة (بالفتح)noun
  1. 1.
    pushclassical

    A push or a forceful movement.

  2. 2.
    bead for affectionclassical

    A bead used to attract affection or influence someone.

  3. 3.
    downpourclassical

    A sudden, heavy downpour of rain.

  4. 4.
    rumbling soundclassical

    A rumbling sound, or a sound made in anger.

مُهْمِرadjective
  1. 1.
    talkativeclassical

    Describing someone who speaks excessively.

مِهْمَارadjective
  1. 1.
    talkativeclassical

    One who talks excessively and incessantly.

اليَهْمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    sand duneclassical

    A large expanse of sand, a sand dune.

  2. 2.
    talkative personclassical

    A person who talks excessively.

بَنُو هِمْرَةname
  1. 1.
    a tribe nameclassical

    A name of an Arab tribe.

ظَبْيَةٌ هَمِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    slender-bodiedclassical

    Describing a gazelle with a well-proportioned, slender body.

الهَمَر (كتف)noun
  1. 1.
    stout manclassical

    A stout, fat, or well-built man.

الهَمَر (رمل)noun
  1. 1.
    abundant sandclassical

    A large quantity of sand, an expanse of sand.

نُعَيْمُ بْنُ هِمَّارname
  1. 1.
    a companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

الهَمْرَى (جمزى)adjective
  1. 1.
    loud-mouthed womanclassical

    A woman who is loud and talks excessively, like an overflowing torrent.

الهَيْمَرَة (حيدرة)noun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old, frail, and decrepit woman.

الهَمِير (أمير)noun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old, frail, and decrepit woman.

الهُمَيْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old, frail, and decrepit woman.

اهْتَمَرَ الفَرَسُverb
  1. 1.
    to run like a torrentclassical

    For a horse to run swiftly and forcefully, like a torrent.

بَنُو هُمَيْرname
  1. 1.
    a tribe nameclassical

    A name of a subtribe of Banu Himrah.

يُهَامِرُverb
  1. 1.
    to sweep alongclassical

    To sweep along or carry away, as a torrent does.

الهَمَّار (شداد)noun
  1. 1.
    excessively talkative personclassical

    One who talks excessively.

Parallel reading

وجاء خليلاه إليها كلاهما ... يفيض دموعا لا يريث همورها
And his two companions came to her, both of them... pouring tears whose flow was not delayed.
وانهمر الدمع والمطر، كهمر: سال
Tears and rain poured forth, flowing like 'hamara'.
همر ما في الضرع، أي حلبه كله
He milked out what was in the udder, meaning he milked it all.
همر الكلام يهمره همرا: أكثر منه
He spoke excessively, 'hamara' his speech, meaning he spoke a lot.
همر الفرس الأرض يهمرها همرا: ضربها بحوافره شديدا
The horse struck the ground forcefully, 'hamara' it with its hooves.
همر الغزر الناقة يهمرها همرا: جهدها
He exhausted the she-camel, 'hamara' her, meaning he strained her.
أناخت بهمار الغمام مصرح ... يجود بمطلوق من الماء أصحما
It (a camel) knelt by a pouring cloud, releasing... generously with a flowing stream of water.
تريغ إليه هوادي الكلام ... إذا خطل النثر المهمر
The beginnings of speech are directed towards him... when the excessive prose flows.
يا همرة اهمريه ويا غمرة اغمريه، إن أقبل فسريه، وإن أدبر فضريه
O Hamrah, pour forth for him, and O Ghamrah, overwhelm him; if he approaches, make him happy, and if he turns away, strike him.
ظبي همير: سبط الجسم
A 'humayr' gazelle: slender-bodied.
من الرمال همر يهمور
From the sands, a vast expanse of sand.
المرأة الصخابة الكثيرة الكلام كأنها سيل منهمر
The loud-mouthed, talkative woman, as if she were an overflowing torrent.
وانهمر الماء: انسكب وسال كانهمل
The water poured forth: it spilled and flowed like 'inhama'.
يهامر السهل ويولي الأخشبا
It sweeps along the plain and turns away from the wood.
صوابه الهماز، بالزاي. قالوا: وأما الهمار فهو المكثر من الكلام
Its correction is 'al-hammaz' (the slanderer). They said: As for 'al-hammar', it means one who speaks excessively.