Tamar

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)/ ==== Proper noun ==== Tamar (biblical) A daughter-in-law of Judah. (biblical) A daughter of David. (biblical) A daughter of Absalom. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. ===== Quotations ===== Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. ===== Related terms ===== Tamara Thamar ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin Tamarus, possibly from Proto-Celtic *tamaros (“river, waters”, literally “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hrós, from *temH- (“dark”). See more at Thames. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈteɪmɑː(ɹ)/ ==== Proper noun ==== Tamar A river in Devon and Cornwall, England, which forms the border between the two counties. A river in the Australian state of Tasmania, named after the English river. Administrative centre of Hong Kong. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === MARTA, Marta, Matar, Tamra, matra, trama