# \*ʕmr: 'to dwell, live long; life'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕmr, 'to dwell, live long; life': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕmr |
| Meaning | 'to dwell, live long; life' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿamr, ʿumr 'life' (Lane 2154); ʿamara bi-makānin 'he remained, dwelt, in a place' (Lane 2154) | Lane 2154 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿmr (D); ʿmr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53); mʿmr (Al-Jallad 2026, 15) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53; Al-Jallad 2026 15 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿumrā 'living, life; habitation' (Payne Smith 405); ʿāmūrā 'dweller, inhabitant' (Payne Smith 417) | Payne Smith 405; Payne Smith 417 |  |
| Aramaic | ʕmr (DNWSI 873) | DNWSI 873 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Homonym of 2531 \*ʕmr 'say, speak'.

## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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