"Tamar" meaning in English

See Tamar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)/
Etymology: From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|תָּמָר||Tamar|lit=date palm, date|tr=tamár}} Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tamar
  1. (biblical) A daughter-in-law of Judah. Wikidata QID: Q1030008 Translations (daughter-in-law of Judah): 她瑪 /她玛 (Chinese Cantonese), 她瑪 /她玛 (Chinese Mandarin), Tamar (French), Tamar (Galician), Фамарь (Famarʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-en:Q1030008 Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'daughter-in-law of Judah': 69 14 13 4
  2. (biblical) A daughter of David. Wikidata QID: Q2917173
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-en:Q2917173 Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  3. (biblical) A daughter of Absalom. Wikidata QID: Q30148909
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-en:Q30148909 Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  4. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-7Qkxf7PI Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 9 9 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 20 16 16 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 22 21 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 16 16 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 17 17 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 16 15 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tamara, Thamar
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/ Audio: Tamar, Hong Kong pronunciation.mp3
Etymology: From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Tamarus}} Latin Tamarus, {{der|en|cel-pro|*tamaros||river, waters|lit=dark}} Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*tm̥Hrós}} Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tamar
  1. A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties. Categories (place): Places in Cornwall, England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Rivers in Cornwall, England, Rivers in Devon, England, Rivers in England
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-xWx4HWRT
  2. A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Tasmania, Australia, Rivers in Australia, Rivers in Tasmania, Australia
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-LzJlB1Ia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 7 7 7 22 41 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 4 3 3 11 15 56 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 6 4 10 25 35 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 3 9 26 39 14 Disambiguation of Individuals: 11 9 9 12 14 42 4
  3. Administrative centre of Hong Kong.
    Sense id: en-Tamar-en-name-QXRKkHyB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "Cornwall",
          "Cornwall#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in Tasmania, Australia",
        "en:Rivers in Australia",
        "en:Rivers in Tasmania, Australia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Australian",
          "Australia"
        ],
        [
          "Tasmania",
          "Tasmania#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Administrative centre of Hong Kong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hong Kong",
          "Hong Kong"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Tamar, Hong Kong pronunciation.mp3",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Tamar%2C_Hong_Kong_pronunciation.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/Tamar%2C_Hong_Kong_pronunciation.mp3/Tamar%2C_Hong_Kong_pronunciation.mp3.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tamar"
}

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