sambar

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar), साँभर (sāmbhar), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, “a kind of deer”).

A buck sambar deer (1).

Alternative forms

• sambhar, sambhur, sambur
• sambre (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Noun

sambar (plural sambars)

1. (zoology) A Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).

Synonyms

• (Rusa unicolor): Cervus unicolor (dated)

Translations

large species of deer

• Finnish: sambar
• German: Sambar (de) m
• Kannada: ಕಡವೆ (kn) (kaḍave)
• Malayalam: മ്ലാവ് (mlāvŭ)
• Russian: инди́йский замба́р m (indíjskij zambár)
• Tamil: கடமான் (ta) (kaṭamāṉ)

Etymology 2

From Tamil சாம்பார் (cāmpār), from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār)/सांबार (sāmbār, “curry”), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, “materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (“together, one”) +‎ *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) +‎ *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of Anbar and ambar.

A bowl of sambar (2).

Noun

sambar (uncountable)

1. (cooking) A food preparation common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of vegetables and lentils (usually pigeon peas, also called toor dal) in a spicy tamarind and lentil flour soup base.

Further reading

• Sambar deer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sambar (dish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cervus unicolor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Abrams, Bamars, abrams, ambars

Finnish

Etymology

< Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmbɑr/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mbɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbɑr
• Syllabification^(key): sam‧bar

Noun

sambar

1. sambar, Rusa unicolor (species of deer)

Declension

Inflection of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sambar	sambarit
genitive		sambarin	sambarien sambareiden sambareitten
partitive		sambaria	sambareita sambareja
illative		sambariin	sambareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sambar	sambarit
accusative	nom.	sambar	sambarit
	gen.	sambarin
genitive		sambarin	sambarien sambareiden sambareitten
partitive		sambaria	sambareita sambareja
inessive		sambarissa	sambareissa
elative		sambarista	sambareista
illative		sambariin	sambareihin
adessive		sambarilla	sambareilla
ablative		sambarilta	sambareilta
allative		sambarille	sambareille
essive		sambarina	sambareina
translative		sambariksi	sambareiksi
abessive		sambaritta	sambareitta
instructive		—	sambarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sambarini sambarini accusative nom. sambarini sambarini gen. sambarini genitive sambarini sambarieni sambareideni sambareitteni partitive sambariani sambareitani sambarejani inessive sambarissani sambareissani elative sambaristani sambareistani illative sambariini sambareihini adessive sambarillani sambareillani ablative sambariltani sambareiltani allative sambarilleni sambareilleni essive sambarinani sambareinani translative sambarikseni sambareikseni abessive sambarittani sambareittani instructive — — comitative — sambareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sambarisi sambarisi accusative nom. sambarisi sambarisi gen. sambarisi genitive sambarisi sambariesi sambareidesi sambareittesi partitive sambariasi sambareitasi sambarejasi inessive sambarissasi sambareissasi elative sambaristasi sambareistasi illative sambariisi sambareihisi adessive sambarillasi sambareillasi ablative sambariltasi sambareiltasi allative sambarillesi sambareillesi essive sambarinasi sambareinasi translative sambariksesi sambareiksesi abessive sambarittasi sambareittasi instructive — — comitative — sambareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sambarimme sambarimme accusative nom. sambarimme sambarimme gen. sambarimme genitive sambarimme sambariemme sambareidemme sambareittemme partitive sambariamme sambareitamme sambarejamme inessive sambarissamme sambareissamme elative sambaristamme sambareistamme illative sambariimme sambareihimme adessive sambarillamme sambareillamme ablative sambariltamme sambareiltamme allative sambarillemme sambareillemme essive sambarinamme sambareinamme translative sambariksemme sambareiksemme abessive sambarittamme sambareittamme instructive — — comitative — sambareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sambarinne sambarinne accusative nom. sambarinne sambarinne gen. sambarinne genitive sambarinne sambarienne sambareidenne sambareittenne partitive sambarianne sambareitanne sambarejanne inessive sambarissanne sambareissanne elative sambaristanne sambareistanne illative sambariinne sambareihinne adessive sambarillanne sambareillanne ablative sambariltanne sambareiltanne allative sambarillenne sambareillenne essive sambarinanne sambareinanne translative sambariksenne sambareiksenne abessive sambarittanne sambareittanne instructive — — comitative — sambareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sambarinsa sambarinsa accusative nom. sambarinsa sambarinsa gen. sambarinsa genitive sambarinsa sambariensa sambareidensa sambareittensa partitive sambariaan sambariansa sambareitaan sambarejaan sambareitansa sambarejansa inessive sambarissaan sambarissansa sambareissaan sambareissansa elative sambaristaan sambaristansa sambareistaan sambareistansa illative sambariinsa sambareihinsa adessive sambarillaan sambarillansa sambareillaan sambareillansa ablative sambariltaan sambariltansa sambareiltaan sambareiltansa allative sambarilleen sambarillensa sambareilleen sambareillensa essive sambarinaan sambarinansa sambareinaan sambareinansa translative sambarikseen sambariksensa sambareikseen sambareiksensa abessive sambarittaan sambarittansa sambareittaan sambareittansa instructive — — comitative — sambareineen sambareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• sambarhirvi

 

Portuguese

Etymology

From samba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ʁ)/ [sɐ̃ˈba(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ʁ)/ [sɐ̃ˈba(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ʁ)/ [sɐ̃ˈba(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈbaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈbaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈba.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sam‧bar

Verb

sambar (first-person singular present sambo, first-person singular preterite sambei, past participle sambado)

1. (intransitive) to samba
   • 1970, “Tá Chegando Fevereiro”, performed by Os Originais do Samba:

     Tá chegando o mês de fevereiro, / Acabou o meu dinheiro, / e já não sei como vou fazer / Para com ela ir brincar, / sem dinheiro pra gastar, / como vou sambar?

     February is coming / My money ran out, / and now I don't know what I'll do / To go out with her, / without money to spend, / How will I samba?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sambar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	sambar
Personal	sambar	sambares	sambar	sambarmos	sambardes	sambarem
Gerund
	sambando
Past participle
Masculine	sambado			sambados
Feminine	sambada			sambadas
Indicative
Present	sambo	sambas	samba	sambamos	sambais	sambam
Imperfect	sambava	sambavas	sambava	sambávamos	sambáveis	sambavam
Preterite	sambei	sambaste	sambou	sambamos1, sambámos2	sambastes	sambaram
Pluperfect	sambara	sambaras	sambara	sambáramos	sambáreis	sambaram
Future	sambarei	sambarás	sambará	sambaremos	sambareis	sambarão
Conditional	sambaria	sambarias	sambaria	sambaríamos	sambaríeis	sambariam
Subjunctive
Present	sambe	sambes	sambe	sambemos	sambeis	sambem
Imperfect	sambasse	sambasses	sambasse	sambássemos	sambásseis	sambassem
Future	sambar	sambares	sambar	sambarmos	sambardes	sambarem
Imperative
Affirmative		samba	sambe	sambemos	sambai	sambem
Negative (não)		não sambes	não sambe	não sambemos	não sambeis	não sambem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “sambar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024