ʿ m r
36 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Gen.13.10
Themes:life·8long·7living·5dwelling·4inhabitant·3
POS shape:noun·20name·8verb·7adj·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*ʿ-m-rProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎓𐎎𐎗𐎔𐎛𐎓 𐎎 𐎗— Ammurapi, a king of Ugarit
Canaanite
Hebrewהִתְעַמֵּרע מ ר— to treat as a slave
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicעמרע מ ר— wool
Syriacܥܡܪܐܥ ܡ ܪ— inhabiting, dwelling
Assyrian NAܥܵܡܹܪܥ ܡ ܪ— to live, reside; dwell, inhabit
Arabic
Arabicعَمَرَع م ر— to live long, to be long-lived
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicዑምራዐ መ ረ— 'umra
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 1 lemma- Ammurapi, a king of UgaritAn Amorite compound name *ʿAmmurāpi probably containing the elements *ʿammu (“a nation, a people, paternal ancestor”) + *rāpi (“healer”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁹𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 (ᵐḫa-am-mu-ra-pi₂ /Ḫammurapi/).
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 2 lemmas- woolFrom Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Hebrew צֶמֶר (ṣémer) and Tigrinya ጸምሪ (ṣämri).
- to dwell, to inhabitFrom Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Hebrew צֶמֶר (ṣémer) and Tigrinya ጸምሪ (ṣämri).
Classical Syriac
syc · 8 lemmas- inhabiting, dwelling
- abode, dwellingFrom the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting. Compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).
- life, living, way of lifeFrom the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting.
- inhabitant, dwellerFrom the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting.
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܥܡܘܪܘܬܐ
- inhabited worldFrom the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting.
- inhabitant, dwellerFrom the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting.
- site, habitationFrom ܥܡܘܪܐ (ʿāmōrā, “inhabitant”), from the root ܥ ܡ ܪ related to inhabiting + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).
- a male given name, equivalent to English OmarFrom Arabic عمر (ʿumar)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- to live, reside; dwell, inhabitFrom Aramaic עֲמַר (ʿămar); related to Arabic عَمَرَ (ʕamara).
- inhabiting, dwellingVerbal noun of ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit; to live”).
- abode, dwellingNoun of place from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit, live, reside”); compare Arabic مَعْمَر (maʕmar).
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐbēṯ maˁmrā
- derivedܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐšawyūṯ maˁmrā
- to colonizeShaphel derived from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to live, inhabit”) and Calque of Arabic اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʕmara)
- life as a period of time, length of life, lifespan, lifetime; ageOf the noun pattern 1u23ā, from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to dwell, inhabit”) of ; with the first definition a semantic loan from Arabic عُمْر (ʕumr) its cognate. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ (“monastery”).
- ellipsis of ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ ܫܓ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ˁumrā šḡīšā) or ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܐܲܬ݂ܩܸܢ (ˁumrā dmār aṯqin): Dera Shish, Umra, Umra d-Mar Athqin (a historically Assyrian town in northern Iraq)Of the noun pattern 1u23ā, from the verb ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to dwell, inhabit”) of ; with the first definition a semantic loan from Arabic عُمْر (ʕumr) its cognate. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ (“monastery”).
- resident, inhabitant, dwellerActive noun of ܥܵܡܹܪ (ˁāmēr, “to inhabit, live”).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܥܵܡܘܿܪܘܼܬܵܐˁāmōrūtā
- apartment, flat (domicile occupying part of a building)Coined as a feminine counterpart of ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ (maˁmrā, “habitat; abode, dwelling”)
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- to treat as a slave
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedהִתְעַמְּרוּת
- defective spelling of עומר
- a sheaf or bundle of grainAn internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.
▸ 3 derivations
- derivedל״ג בעומרla"g ba'ómer
- derivedלַ״ג בָּעֹמֶרla"g ba'ómer
- derivedספירת העומרs'firát ha'ómer
- a male given name, OmerAn internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.
- defective spelling of עמורה
- Amram (the father of Moses)
- Gomorrah
- commoners, laymen
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to live long, to be long-lived
- to prolong life, to grant long life
- verbal noun of عَمَرَ (ʕamara) (form I), "living long"/"long living" (in the gerundal sense)
- verbal noun of عَمَرَ (ʕamara) (form I), "living long"/"long living" (in the gerundal sense)
- a male given name, Umar or Omar
- life as a period of time, length of life, lifespan, lifetime
- to populate, to people
- elative degree of عَامِر (ʕāmir):Elative of عَامِر (ʕāmir, “inhabited, populated, populous; crowded, filled; civilized, flourishing, thriving; cultivated”).
Amharic
am · 1 lemma- 'umraBorrowed from Arabic عُمْرَة (ʕumra).