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Tamar

/ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

Tamar proper noun: a daughter-in-law of Judah.

Proper noun (1)

Tamar

  1. A daughter-in-law of Judah.
  2. A daughter of David.
  3. A daughter of Absalom.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/

Tamar

  1. A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties.
  2. A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.
  3. Administrative centre of Hong Kong.

Tamar meaning in Hindi

Tamar in Hindi

daughter-in-law of Judah
तामार tāmār

Origin of Tamar

From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).

From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames.

Words formed from Tamar

Questions about Tamar

What does Tamar mean?
Tamar means a daughter-in-law of Judah.
What is Tamar in Hindi?
Tamar in Hindi is तामार (tāmār). See Tamar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tamar?
Tamar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tamar?
Tamar is pronounced /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/.

Words near Tamar in the dictionary

  1. Tamanrasset
  2. tamanu
  3. tamanus
  4. Tamaoyan
  5. tamapin
  6. Tamar
  7. tamara
  8. Tamarac
  9. tamarack
  10. tamaracks
  11. Tamarah

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