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Arabic roots
Language contexts for this entry: Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
عمر is a masculine given name documented in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic.
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From the Arabic triliteral root ع م ر (ʿayn - mīm - rā), from which are rendered terms relating to the granting, extension and duration of life, to maintenance in various significations, and to increase in general. See https://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Emr
arab. ع م ر
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04 / Through time
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Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
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