English
Shammar
Shammar comes from Arabic شَمَّر ‘the Arabic tribe of Shammar’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَمَّرšammar‘the Arabic tribe of Shammar’
- EnglishtodayShammar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentشَمَّرšammar‘the Arabic tribe of Shammar’
- EnglishtodayShammar
Every English word from Arabic شَمَّر
Today it means
noun A tribal Arab Qahtan confederation, descended from the Yemeni tribe of Tayy as they originated in Yemen before migrating into present-day Saudi Arabia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شَمَّر / Shammar