Appendix:Arabic roots/ع م ر

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܥ-ܡ-ܪ, related to inhabiting, used in ܥܘܡܪܐ (ʕumrɑ(ʔ), “congregation, communion”).

Root

ع م ر • (ʕ m r)

1. forming words related to the passing of time, the expansion of life, and inhabiting

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: عَمَرَ (ʕamara, “to be accustomed, to construct, to inhabit or frequent a place (with ه (h))”)
  • Verbal noun: عَمْر (ʕamr, “life, religion, veil”)
  • Active participle: عَامِر (ʕāmir, “inhabited, cultivated, flourishing, prosperous”)
  • Passive participle: مَعْمُور (maʕmūr, “the universe, all existing things, a populous place”)
• Form II: عَمَّرَ (ʕammara, “to grant longevity, to aid in attaining longevity, to make prosper”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعْمِير (taʕmīr, “a building or the repair thereof”)
  • Active participle: مُعَمِّر (muʕammir, “a colonist, a settler”)
  • Passive participle: مُعَمَّر (muʕammar, “populated, flourishing, built, longlasting”)
• Form IV: أَعْمَرَ (ʔaʕmara, “to find a place habitable or prosperous, to colonize or make habitable (with ه (h))”)
  • Verbal noun: إِعْمَار (ʔiʕmār, “the cultivation of a place or the preparation which make it habitable”)
  • Active participle: مُعْمِر (muʕmir)
  • Passive participle: مُعْمَر (muʕmar)
• Form VIII: اِعْتَمَرَ (iʕtamara, “to visit, to frequent a place”)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْتِمَار (iʕtimār, “the performance of the 'umra pilgrimage”)
  • Active participle: مُعْتَمِر (muʕtamir)
  • Passive participle: مُعْتَمَر (muʕtamar)
• Form X: اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʕmara, “to populate, to colonize”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْمَار (istiʕmār, “cultivation, colonialism, imperialism”)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʕmir, “colonial, imperialistic”)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْمَر (mustaʕmar, “colonist, settler, invader”)

Nouns and adjectives

• عُمُر (ʕumur, “life, age”)
• عُمْرَة (ʕumra, “a short pilgrimage, a 'umra, a visit”)
• عَمَار (ʕamār, “salutation, friendship”)
• عَمَّار (ʕammār, “builder”)
• عَمَارَة (ʕamāra, “a big tribe, a salutation consisting of waving myrtle leaves, a flowery ornament, a fleet”)
• عِمَارَة (ʕimāra, “a building, a tribe, a population, an estate or a landplot”)
• عَمِير (ʕamīr, “cultivated, inhabited, oft visited”)
• عُمْرَان (ʕumrān, “flourishing, acme, civilization”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ع م ر”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 803
• معجم اللغة العربية المعاصرة لأحمد مختار عمر