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مَخْمُور
drunk, intoxicated /mɑxˈmuːr/
adjectiveB2#3839 most common
Also: inebriated, drunk with (something), overcome by ecstasy
Example sentences
هُوَ مَخْمُورٌ.
He is drunk.
الرَّجُلُ مَخْمُورٌ بَعْدَ الْحَفْلَةِ.
The man is drunk after the party.
لَا تَقُدِ السَّيَّارَةَ وَأَنْتَ مَخْمُورٌ.
Do not drive while you are drunk.
وَجَدَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ سَائِقًا مَخْمُورًا عَلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ.
The police found a drunk driver on the side of the road.
كَانَ الشَّاعِرُ يُلْقِي أَبْيَاتَهُ وَكَأَنَّهُ مَخْمُورٌ بِنَشْوَةِ الْإِلْهَامِ.
The poet recited his verses as if he were drunk with the rush of inspiration.
تَرَنَّحَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَخْمُورُ فِي الزُّقَاقِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْقُطَ أَرْضًا مُغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهِ.
The drunk man staggered in the alley before collapsing to the ground unconscious.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَخْمُورٌ | مَخْمُورُونَ |
| Genitive | مَخْمُورٍ | مَخْمُورِينَ |
| Accusative | مَخْمُورًا | مَخْمُورِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَخْمُورُ | يَا مَخْمُورُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
مَخْمُور is the passive participle of the verb خَمَرَ, built on the root خ-م-ر, which carries the core sense of covering or concealing. Wine, خَمْر, takes its name from this same root because it is said to cover or cloud the mind. مَخْمُور literally means one who has been overcome or covered by intoxication.
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