محار

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محار^¹

/ma.ħaːr/

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From the root ح و ر (ḥ w r), or perhaps from a lost Aramaic term from the cognate root related to “whiteness”, as حَوَر (ḥawar, “poplar”).

noun مَحَار · maḥār · مَحَارَة · الْمَحَار

collective oyster
collective mother-of-pearl, nacre ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه
Similar: صَدَف, زَلَف, عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ, أُمّ اللَّآلِئ

محار^²

/ma.ħaːr/

noun مَحَار · maḥār · حَائِش · الْحَائِش · حَائِشٌ

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In English

oyster mollusk — see also clam, mollusc, mussel
shellfish aquatic food that has a shell

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {محار},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}