خمار

See also: حمار

Arabic

Root
خ م ر (ḵ-m-r)

Noun

خِمَار • (ḵimār) m (plural أَخْمِرَة (ʔaḵmira) or خُمُر (ḵumur))

1. (of women) veil, a covering, a headcloth

   Synonyms: نَصِيف (naṣīf), حِجَاب (ḥijāb), قِنَاع (qināʕ)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:31:

     وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ

     wa-l-yaḍribna bi-ḵumurihinna ʕalā juyūbihinna

     And to draw their clothes(cover) over their bosoms

2. (obsolete, of men) a covering, a conceal,

   Synonyms: نَصِيف (naṣīf), عِمَامَة (ʕimāma)

Usage notes

Although both خِمَار (ḵimār) and حِجَاب (ḥijāb) are very common words that refer to religiously and/or socially prescribed veil or headgear worn by women, the former, which could originally be used in texts written in the Classical idiom to refer to any veil, is now often associated with looser and longer, and hence more proper, clothes and garments (such as a جِلْبَاب (jilbāb, “a robe”) or a مِلْحَفَة (milḥafa, “a typically thick and very long outer garment”)), while the latter word, which originally meant "barrier", has become a more general term referring to a cloth draped about the head of a woman and is thus often translated as "scarf" or "headscarf". For the face coverings, see بُرْقُع (burquʕ) and نِقَاب (niqāb).

Declension

Declension of noun خِمَار (ḵimār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِمَار ḵimār	الْخِمَار al-ḵimār	خِمَار ḵimār
Nominative	خِمَارٌ ḵimārun	الْخِمَارُ al-ḵimāru	خِمَارُ ḵimāru
Accusative	خِمَارًا ḵimāran	الْخِمَارَ al-ḵimāra	خِمَارَ ḵimāra
Genitive	خِمَارٍ ḵimārin	الْخِمَارِ al-ḵimāri	خِمَارِ ḵimāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِمَارَيْن ḵimārayn	الْخِمَارَيْن al-ḵimārayn	خِمَارَيْ ḵimāray
Nominative	خِمَارَانِ ḵimārāni	الْخِمَارَانِ al-ḵimārāni	خِمَارَا ḵimārā
Accusative	خِمَارَيْنِ ḵimārayni	الْخِمَارَيْنِ al-ḵimārayni	خِمَارَيْ ḵimāray
Genitive	خِمَارَيْنِ ḵimārayni	الْخِمَارَيْنِ al-ḵimārayni	خِمَارَيْ ḵimāray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْمِرَة‎; خُمُر ʔaḵmira‎; ḵumur	الْأَخْمِرَة‎; الْخُمُر al-ʔaḵmira‎; al-ḵumur	أَخْمِرَة‎; خُمُر ʔaḵmirat‎; ḵumur
Nominative	أَخْمِرَةٌ‎; خُمُرٌ ʔaḵmiratun‎; ḵumurun	الْأَخْمِرَةُ‎; الْخُمُرُ al-ʔaḵmiratu‎; al-ḵumuru	أَخْمِرَةُ‎; خُمُرُ ʔaḵmiratu‎; ḵumuru
Accusative	أَخْمِرَةً‎; خُمُرًا ʔaḵmiratan‎; ḵumuran	الْأَخْمِرَةَ‎; الْخُمُرَ al-ʔaḵmirata‎; al-ḵumura	أَخْمِرَةَ‎; خُمُرَ ʔaḵmirata‎; ḵumura
Genitive	أَخْمِرَةٍ‎; خُمُرٍ ʔaḵmiratin‎; ḵumurin	الْأَخْمِرَةِ‎; الْخُمُرِ al-ʔaḵmirati‎; al-ḵumuri	أَخْمِرَةِ‎; خُمُرِ ʔaḵmirati‎; ḵumuri

Noun

خُمَار • (ḵumār) m

1. the effect of drinking an intoxicant (especially wine)
   1. drunkenness

      Synonym: سُكْر (sukr)

   2. hangover

Declension

Declension of noun خُمَار (ḵumār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُمَار ḵumār	الْخُمَار al-ḵumār	خُمَار ḵumār
Nominative	خُمَارٌ ḵumārun	الْخُمَارُ al-ḵumāru	خُمَارُ ḵumāru
Accusative	خُمَارًا ḵumāran	الْخُمَارَ al-ḵumāra	خُمَارَ ḵumāra
Genitive	خُمَارٍ ḵumārin	الْخُمَارِ al-ḵumāri	خُمَارِ ḵumāri

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: خُمَار (xumār)
  • → Azerbaijani: xumar
  • → Bengali: খোমার (khōmar)
  • → Georgian: ხუმარა (xumara)
  • → Middle Armenian: խումար (xumar)
    • Armenian: խումար (xumar)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خمار (humar)
    • Turkish: humar

Noun

خَمَّار • (ḵammār) m (plural خَمَّارُونَ (ḵammārūna), feminine خَمَّارَة (ḵammāra))

1. a producer of wine or other alcoholic drinks, a winemaker
2. a seller of such drinks, a wine merchant
3. a server of such drinks, a tavern owner

Declension

Declension of noun خَمَّار (ḵammār)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمَّار ḵammār	الْخَمَّار al-ḵammār	خَمَّار ḵammār	خَمَّارَة ḵammāra	الْخَمَّارَة al-ḵammāra	خَمَّارَة ḵammārat
Nominative	خَمَّارٌ ḵammārun	الْخَمَّارُ al-ḵammāru	خَمَّارُ ḵammāru	خَمَّارَةٌ ḵammāratun	الْخَمَّارَةُ al-ḵammāratu	خَمَّارَةُ ḵammāratu
Accusative	خَمَّارًا ḵammāran	الْخَمَّارَ al-ḵammāra	خَمَّارَ ḵammāra	خَمَّارَةً ḵammāratan	الْخَمَّارَةَ al-ḵammārata	خَمَّارَةَ ḵammārata
Genitive	خَمَّارٍ ḵammārin	الْخَمَّارِ al-ḵammāri	خَمَّارِ ḵammāri	خَمَّارَةٍ ḵammāratin	الْخَمَّارَةِ al-ḵammārati	خَمَّارَةِ ḵammārati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمَّارَيْن ḵammārayn	الْخَمَّارَيْن al-ḵammārayn	خَمَّارَيْ ḵammāray	خَمَّارَتَيْن ḵammāratayn	الْخَمَّارَتَيْن al-ḵammāratayn	خَمَّارَتَيْ ḵammāratay
Nominative	خَمَّارَانِ ḵammārāni	الْخَمَّارَانِ al-ḵammārāni	خَمَّارَا ḵammārā	خَمَّارَتَانِ ḵammāratāni	الْخَمَّارَتَانِ al-ḵammāratāni	خَمَّارَتَا ḵammāratā
Accusative	خَمَّارَيْنِ ḵammārayni	الْخَمَّارَيْنِ al-ḵammārayni	خَمَّارَيْ ḵammāray	خَمَّارَتَيْنِ ḵammāratayni	الْخَمَّارَتَيْنِ al-ḵammāratayni	خَمَّارَتَيْ ḵammāratay
Genitive	خَمَّارَيْنِ ḵammārayni	الْخَمَّارَيْنِ al-ḵammārayni	خَمَّارَيْ ḵammāray	خَمَّارَتَيْنِ ḵammāratayni	الْخَمَّارَتَيْنِ al-ḵammāratayni	خَمَّارَتَيْ ḵammāratay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَمَّارِين ḵammārīn	الْخَمَّارِين al-ḵammārīn	خَمَّارِي ḵammārī	خَمَّارَات ḵammārāt	الْخَمَّارَات al-ḵammārāt	خَمَّارَات ḵammārāt
Nominative	خَمَّارُونَ ḵammārūna	الْخَمَّارُونَ al-ḵammārūna	خَمَّارُو ḵammārū	خَمَّارَاتٌ ḵammārātun	الْخَمَّارَاتُ al-ḵammārātu	خَمَّارَاتُ ḵammārātu
Accusative	خَمَّارِينَ ḵammārīna	الْخَمَّارِينَ al-ḵammārīna	خَمَّارِي ḵammārī	خَمَّارَاتٍ ḵammārātin	الْخَمَّارَاتِ al-ḵammārāti	خَمَّارَاتِ ḵammārāti
Genitive	خَمَّارِينَ ḵammārīna	الْخَمَّارِينَ al-ḵammārīna	خَمَّارِي ḵammārī	خَمَّارَاتٍ ḵammārātin	الْخَمَّارَاتِ al-ḵammārāti	خَمَّارَاتِ ḵammārāti