محار

See also: مجاز and مجار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح و ر (ḥ-w-r), or perhaps from a lost Aramaic term from the cognate root related to “whiteness”, as حَوَر (ḥawar, “poplar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħaːr/

Noun

مَحَار • (maḥār) m (collective, singulative مَحَارَة f (maḥāra))

1. oyster
2. mother-of-pearl, nacre

   Synonyms: صَدَف (ṣadaf), زَلَف (zalaf), عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʕirq al-luʔluʔ), أُمّ اللَّآلِئ (ʔumm al-laʔāliʔ)

   • p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa‎^[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:

     ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس
     ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
     ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
     ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه

     1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
     1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
     1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
     2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver

Declension

Declension of noun مَحَار (maḥār)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَار maḥār	الْمَحَار al-maḥār	مَحَار maḥār
Nominative	مَحَارٌ maḥārun	الْمَحَارُ al-maḥāru	مَحَارُ maḥāru
Accusative	مَحَارًا maḥāran	الْمَحَارَ al-maḥāra	مَحَارَ maḥāra
Genitive	مَحَارٍ maḥārin	الْمَحَارِ al-maḥāri	مَحَارِ maḥāri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَارَة maḥāra	الْمَحَارَة al-maḥāra	مَحَارَة maḥārat
Nominative	مَحَارَةٌ maḥāratun	الْمَحَارَةُ al-maḥāratu	مَحَارَةُ maḥāratu
Accusative	مَحَارَةً maḥāratan	الْمَحَارَةَ al-maḥārata	مَحَارَةَ maḥārata
Genitive	مَحَارَةٍ maḥāratin	الْمَحَارَةِ al-maḥārati	مَحَارَةِ maḥārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَارَتَيْن maḥāratayn	الْمَحَارَتَيْن al-maḥāratayn	مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay
Nominative	مَحَارَتَانِ maḥāratāni	الْمَحَارَتَانِ al-maḥāratāni	مَحَارَتَا maḥāratā
Accusative	مَحَارَتَيْنِ maḥāratayni	الْمَحَارَتَيْنِ al-maḥāratayni	مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay
Genitive	مَحَارَتَيْنِ maḥāratayni	الْمَحَارَتَيْنِ al-maḥāratayni	مَحَارَتَيْ maḥāratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَحَارَات maḥārāt	الْمَحَارَات al-maḥārāt	مَحَارَات maḥārāt
Nominative	مَحَارَاتٌ maḥārātun	الْمَحَارَاتُ al-maḥārātu	مَحَارَاتُ maḥārātu
Accusative	مَحَارَاتٍ maḥārātin	الْمَحَارَاتِ al-maḥārāti	مَحَارَاتِ maḥārāti
Genitive	مَحَارَاتٍ maḥārātin	الْمَحَارَاتِ al-maḥārāti	مَحَارَاتِ maḥārāti

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ح ر
1 term

From Arabic مَحَار (maḥār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈħːaːr/

Noun

محار • (maḥḥār) m (collective, singulative محارة f (maḥḥāra))

1. oyster, clam, scallop

Hijazi Arabic

مَحَار

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَار (maḥār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈħaːr/

Noun

محار • (maḥār) m (collective, singulative محارة f (maḥāra))

1. oyster

See also

• بَلَح البَحَر (balaḥ al-baḥar, “mussel”)