נמר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־מ־ר (n-m-r)
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *namir-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mary-. Cognate with Arabic نَمِر (namir) and Aramaic נִמְרָא (nimrā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

נָמֵר • (namér) m (plural indefinite נְמֵרִים, singular construct נְמֵר־, plural construct נִמְרֵי־, feminine counterpart נְמֵרָה)

  1. leopard
  2. (proscribed) tiger

Declension

Declension of נָמֵר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נָמֵר first נְמֵרִי נְמֵרֵנוּ
definite הַנָּמֵר second נְמֵרְךָ נְמֵרֵךְ נְמֵרְכֶם נְמֵרְכֶן
construct נְמֵר־ third נְמֵרוֹ נְמֵרָהּ נְמֵרָם נְמֵרָן
plural indefinite נְמֵרִים first נמריי / נְמֵרַי נְמֵרֵינוּ
definite הַנְּמֵרִים second נְמֵרֶיךָ נמרייך / נְמֵרַיִךְ נְמֵרֵיכֶם נְמֵרֵיכֶן
construct נְמֵרֵי־ third נְמֵרָיו נְמֵרֶיהָ נְמֵרֵיהֶם נְמֵרֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

  • “נמר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "נמר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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