عنبر

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عنبر^¹

/ʕan.bar/

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Borrowed from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

noun عَنْبَر · ʕanbar · الْعَنْبَر · عَنْبَرٌ

ambergris
abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of حُوت الْعَنْبَر (ḥūt al-ʕanbar, “sperm whale, cachalot”)

عنبر^²

/ʕan.bar/

noun عَنْبَر · ʕanbar · عَنَابِر · الْعَنْبَر

storeroom, stowage, storehouse, magazine
Similar: مَخْزَن
ward, section (e.g. of a hospital) انكسر ذراع ملك بعد حادث، وانتقلت إلى المستشفى، الوجه والشعر والجسد لأنثى، لكن المستشفى حجز ملك في عنبر الرجال. فوجئ مدير المستشفى، وسأل: لماذا تحجزونها هنا؟ فعاجله معاونوه بالإجابة: تحمل بطاقة “ذكر”.

In English

hangar a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
ambergris waxy substance produced by sperm whales

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عنبر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}