Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʿ*ʕmr: 'to dwell, live long; life' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʕmrMeaning'to dwell, live long; life'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicʿamr, ʿumr 'life' (Lane 2154); ʿamara bi-makānin 'he remained, dwelt, in a place' (Lane 2154)Lane 2154Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʿmr (D); ʿmr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53); mʿmr (Al-Jallad 2026, 15)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53; Al-Jallad 2026 15gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʿumrā 'living, life; habitation' (Payne Smith 405); ʿāmūrā 'dweller, inhabitant' (Payne Smith 417)Payne Smith 405; Payne Smith 417Aramaicʕmr (DNWSI 873)DNWSI 873gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Homonym of 2531 *ʕmr 'say, speak'.Updated 25 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʿ