What does Xamar even mean.

[CaliTedesse]

What the hell does the word Xamar even mean. We know Bandar is from Persian meaning Port. Just like Bandar Qasim (Bosaso) and Bandar Lamu(Lamu Port) or Banaadir in Mogadishu meaning Port. Doesn't mean Persian named the cities, because Arabs/Somalis and many other ethnic seafarers also used the Farsi word Bandar.

So what the hell does the word Xamar even mean?

I read that old Arabic word for Port is Khamar.

Or is it from the Arabic word أحمر meaning red.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Xamar is a tree and something you eat. I guess it grows in xamar

Say wallahi you mean this

 

[CaliTedesse]

Walaahi bilaahi talaahi

I want to believe you but just sounds so full of xaar

 

[CaliTedesse]

I can't see a seaport get named after a tree. Just seems so odd.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Nigga xamar is the tree raqay grows on

Interesting I just Googled what you said and many geed or trees are called Xamar.

But why do you think it's named after this Xamar.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Xamar is red so it can symbolize something red. So maybe the ciid is guduud in xamar.

That's what I was thinking too because many geed are called xamar. I can show you, Why would a Seaport be called after a tree. It's possible if the port exported much Tamarind. Lakiin I never heard of that. So probably because of the ciid or mixing caused people to look red.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Xamar is red so it can symbolize something red. So maybe the ciid is guduud in xamar.

All the trees called Xamar.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Xamar is a somali word sxb meel kale ha ka raadin.

Akhi let's stay openminded here. You said red markaa Hamar is from Arabic word Ahmar. Markaa dhib maaha runta in la yidhaadho haye.

 

[VantaBlack]

Xamar was used due to the presence of the Himyar (Ximyaar) kingdom at one point.

 

[Tawheed]

xamar and xamar are not pronounced in the same way

 

[Xasusi]

We wuz Persians?

 

[CaliTedesse]

@Miro Did they export a lot of Tamarind trees from Mogadishu?

 

[CaliTedesse]

Xamar was used due to the presence of the Himyar (Ximyaar) kingdom at one point.

 

[VantaBlack]

 

[CaliTedesse]

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That is intersting wallahi.

 

[Gallant]

It's short for Xaaranmar .

 

[Gallant]

What does tamarind trees have to do with Xamar?
Walle 17 iq right here jk.

 

[Caaro]

What the hell does the word Xamar even mean. We know Bandar is from Persian meaning Port. Just like Bandar Qasim (Bosaso) and Bandar Lamu(Lamu Port) or Banaadir in Mogadishu meaning Port. Doesn't mean Persian named the cities, because Arabs/Somalis and many other ethnic seafarers also used the Farsi word Bandar.

So what the hell does the word Xamar even mean?

I read that old Arabic word for Port is Khamar.

Or is it from the Arabic word أحمر meaning red.

Xamar means tamarinds in Somali. It's grown in Somalia around that region

 

[Farahslayer]

xamar is a nickname for the red dirt in muqdishu. It has jack to do with Persians or arabs iyo balaayo.

you can ask anyone from the city who’s family has been there for more than three generations.

 

[VantaBlack]

xamar is a nickname for the red dirt in muqdishu. It has jack to do with Persians or arabs iyo balaayo.

you can ask anyone from the city who’s family has been there for more than three generations.

You do realise if that is the case, that the word Xamar (axmar) means red in Arabic.

You just shot yourself in the foot.