Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamar

/ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: tamar
IPA: /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A daughter-in-law of Judah.

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A daughter of David.

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A daughter of Absalom.

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A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties.

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A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river.

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Administrative centre of Hong Kong.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: תָּמָר, Tamarus, *tamaros, *tm̥Hrós

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Tamartian

Phrases

West Tamar

Frequently Paired Words

Tamara Thamar

Questions

How do you pronounce tamar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/.
What does tamar mean?: A daughter-in-law of Judah.
Where does tamar come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce tamar

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