ع م ر
See also: عمر and غمر
Arabic
Root
ع م ر • (ʿ-m-r)
- forming words related to the passing of time and the expansion of life
Derived terms
- Verbs and verbal derivatives
- Form I: عَمَرَ (ʿamara, “to be accustomed, to construct, to inhabit or frequent a place (with ه (h))”)
- Verbal noun: عَمْر (ʿamr, “life, religion, veil”)
- Active participle: عَامِر (ʿāmir, “inhabited, cultivated, flourishing, prosperous”)
- Passive participle: مَعْمُور (maʿmūr, “the universe, all existing things, a populous place”)
- Form II: عَمَّرَ (ʿammara, “to grant longevity, to aid in attaining longevity, to make prosper”)
- Verbal noun: تَعْمِير (taʿmīr, “a building or the repair thereof”)
- Active participle: مُعَمِّر (muʿammir, “a colonist, a settler”)
- Passive participle: مُعَمَّر (muʿammar, “populated, flourishing, built, longlasting”)
- Form IV: أَعْمَرَ (ʾaʿmara, “to find a place habitable or prosperous, to colonize or make habitable (with ه (h))”)
- Verbal noun: إِعْمَار (ʾiʿmār, “the cultivation of a place or the preparation which make it habitable”)
- Active participle: مُعْمِر (muʿmir)
- Passive participle: مُعْمَر (muʿmar)
- Form VIII: اِعْتَمَرَ (iʿtamara, “to visit, to frequent a place”)
- Verbal noun: اِعْتِمَار (iʿtimār, “the performance of the 'umra pilgrimage”)
- Active participle: مُعْتَمِر (muʿtamir)
- Passive participle: مُعْتَمَر (muʿtamar)
- Form X: اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʿmara, “to populate, to colonize”)
- Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْمَار (istiʿmār, “cultivation, colonialism, imperialism”)
- Active participle: مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʿmir, “colonial, imperialistic”)
- Passive participle: مُسْتَعْمَر (mustaʿmar, “colonist, settler, invader”)
- Nouns and adjectives
- عُمُر (ʿumur, “life, age”)
- عُمْرَة (ʿumra, “a short pilgrimage, a 'umra, a visit”)
- عَمَار (ʿamār, “salutation, friendship”)
- عَمَّار (ʿammār, “builder”)
- عَمَارَة (ʿamāra, “a big tribe, a salutation consisting of waving myrtle leaves, a flowery ornament, a fleet”)
- عِمَارَة (ʿimāra, “a building, a tribe, a population, an estate or a landplot”)
- عَمِير (ʿamīr, “cultivated, inhabited, oft visited”)
- عُمْرَان (ʿumrān, “flourishing, acme, civilization”)
References
- Corriente, Federico (2005), “ع م ر”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 803
- معجم اللغة العربية المعاصرة لأحمد مختار عمر