*ʕmr: 'to dwell, live long; life'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕmr
Meaning'to dwell, live long; life'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicʿamr, ʿumr 'life' (Lane 2154); ʿamara bi-makānin 'he remained, dwelt, in a place' (Lane 2154)Lane 2154
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʿmr (D); ʿmr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53); mʿmr (Al-Jallad 2026, 15)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53; Al-Jallad 2026 15gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicʿumrā 'living, life; habitation' (Payne Smith 405); ʿāmūrā 'dweller, inhabitant' (Payne Smith 417)Payne Smith 405; Payne Smith 417
Aramaicʕmr (DNWSI 873)DNWSI 873gloss withheld

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Notes

Homonym of 2531 *ʕmr 'say, speak'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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