tammar

English

Etymology

From Nyunga damar.

Noun

tammar (countable and uncountable, plural tammars)

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

Synonyms

• dama, darma, dama wallaby, tammar wallaby

Maltese

Root
t-m-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَمَّرَ (ṯammara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtam.mar/

Verb

tammar (imperfect jtammar, verbal noun titmir)

1. (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
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tammart	tammart	tammar		tammarna	tammartu	tammru
	f			tammret
imperfect	m	ntammar	ttammar	jtammar		ntammru	ttammru	jtammru
	f			ttammar
imperative			tammar				tammru