chamar

English

Etymology

From Hindi चमार (camār) (tanner).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tʃəˈmɑː/

Noun

chamar (plural chamars)

1. A member of a Hindu caste who works in leather; a tanner or leather-worker.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Sending of Dana Da’, In Black and White, Folio Society 2005, p. 419:

     It is not strictly a native patent, though chamars of the skin and hide castes can, if irritated, despatch a Sending which sits on the breast of their enemy by night and nearly kills him.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin clāmāre, present active infinitive of clamō (“cry out”).

Verb

chamar (first-person sg present chamo, first-person sg preterite chamei, past participle chamado)

1. to call; to refer to (by name)

   Chámome Alejandro e nacín en 1953. — "I am called Alejandro and was born in 1953."

2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of chamar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of chamar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chamar

infinitive			chamar
gerund			chamando
past participle			chamado
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	chamo	chamas	chama	chamamos	chamades	chaman
	imperfect	chamaba	chamabas	chamaba	chamabamos	chamabades	chamaban
	preterite	chamei	chamaches	chamou	chamamos	chamastes	chamaron
	pluperfect	chamara	chamaras	chamara	chamaramos	chamarades	chamaran
	future	chamarei	chamarás	chamará	chamaremos	chamaredes	chamarán
	conditional	chamaría	chamarías	chamaría	chamariamos	chamariades	chamarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	chame	chames	chame	chamemos	chamedes	chamen
	preterite	chamase	chamases	chamase	chamásemos	chamásedes	chamasen
	future	chamar	chamares	chamar	chamarmos	chamardes	chamaren
imperative		—	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	chama	—	—	chamade	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		chamar	chamares	chamar	chamarmos	chamardes	chamaren

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chamar (“call”), from Latin clamāre, present active infinitive of clamō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: [ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ]
• (Paulista) IPA: [ʃa.ˈma(ɹ)]
• (South Brazil) IPA: [ʃa.ˈma(ɻ)]
• (Carioca) IPA: [ʃɜ.ˈma(χ)]
• (Nordestino) IPA: [ʃɜ.ˈmaː]

Verb

chamar (first-person singular present indicative chamo, past participle chamado)

1. to call, summons
2. to invoke
3. to name (give a name to)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb chamar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chamar
Personal	chamar	chamares	chamar	chamarmos	chamardes	chamarem
Gerund
	chamando
Past participle
Masculine	chamado			chamados
Feminine	chamada			chamadas
Indicative
Present	chamo	chamas	chama	chamamos	chamais	chamam
Imperfect	chamava	chamavas	chamava	chamávamos	chamáveis	chamavam
Preterite	chamei	chamaste	chamou	chamamos chamámos	chamastes	chamaram
Pluperfect	chamara	chamaras	chamara	chamáramos	chamáreis	chamaram
Future	chamarei	chamarás	chamará	chamaremos	chamareis	chamarão
Conditional	chamaria	chamarias	chamaria	chamaríamos	chamaríeis	chamariam
Subjunctive
Present	chame	chames	chame	chamemos	chameis	chamem
Imperfect	chamasse	chamasses	chamasse	chamássemos	chamásseis	chamassem
Future	chamar	chamares	chamar	chamarmos	chamardes	chamarem
Imperative
Affirmative	chame	chama	chame	chamemos	chamai	chamem
Negative (não)	chame	chames	chame	chamemos	chameis	chamem

Synonyms

• (name) nomear, denominar, designar, apelidar
• (call) clamar, invocar, convocar

Related terms

• chamada, chamado, chamador, chamamento
• chamariz, chamarisco