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title: "تَمْر (tamr) meaning in Arabic: dates (fruit)"
description: "تَمْر (tamr) means “dates (fruit)”. Root ت·م·ر, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/tamr"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# تَمْر

*tamr* · **dates (fruit)**

تَمْر (tamr) is an Arabic noun meaning “dates (fruit)”. It is built on the root ت·م·ر. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ت·م·ر
- Level: A1

## How to read تَمْر, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r

## You already know this word

The English word “tamarind” comes from the Arabic تَمْر: the word you already use is the one you are learning.

## Questions about تَمْر

### What is the root of تَمْر?

The root of تَمْر is ت·م·ر.

### What level is تَمْر?

Fasaha first uses تَمْر at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)