ismar

Maltese
Root
s-m-r
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَسْمَر (ʔasmar, “brown, dark-skinned”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪs.mar/

Adjective

ismar (feminine singular samra, plural somor)

  1. brown-skinned; tan; suntanned (having a skin colour that is relatively dark by standards of the Mediterranean, whether due to genetics or sun exposure)
  2. dark-haired; brunet
  3. (dated) brown (in general)
    Synonym: kannella

See also
Colors in Maltese · kuluri/lwien (layout · text)
     abjad (żahri)      griż, rmiedi, ixheb      iswed, għariema
             aħmar; krimżi              oranġjo; kannella (ismar); kafelatte; ixqar              isfar; krema
             limetti              aħdar              nagħniegħi; żmeraldi
             turkin, turkważ              iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi)              blu (ikħal)
             vjola; indigo, nir              maġenta; vjola              roża (wardi)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ismar m

  1. indefinite plural of isme
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