tammar

English

Etymology

From Nyunga damar.[1]

Noun

tammar (countable and uncountable, plural tammars)

(zoology) Macropus eugenii, a small Australian wallaby with a thick, dark coat.

Synonyms

dama, darma, dama wallaby, tammar wallaby

References

The Macquarie Dictionary https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au

Maltese

Root
t-m-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَمَّرَ (ṯammara).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtam.mar/

Verb

tammar (imperfect jtammar, verbal noun titmir)

(dated, literary) to procreate, have children
Synonym: nissel

Usage notes

Still somewhat commonly heard in the idiom għammru u tammru (“they lived and procreated”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of tammar
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	tammart	tammart	tammar		tammarna	tammartu	tammru
perfect	f	tammart	tammart	tammret		tammarna	tammartu	tammru
imperfect	m	ntammar	ttammar	jtammar		ntammru	ttammru	jtammru
imperfect	f	ntammar	ttammar	ttammar		ntammru	ttammru	jtammru
imperative			tammar				tammru

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.