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عمر
عمر (’umar) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish.
Arabic and Ottoman Turkish and Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Omar.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
عمر comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian عمر ('umr), from Arabic عُمْر; its root is Arabic ع م ر.
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عمر’s family of names
In Arabic usage, عمر has a later derivative in ܥܘܡܪ. In Ottoman Turkish usage, عمر has a conventional equivalent in the English form Omar. In Persian usage, عمر can be written in the Roman alphabet as Omar.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
عمر has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
Arabicwhere عمر comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named عمر
- Omar KhayyamPersian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
- Al-Muzaffar UmarAyyubid emir of Hama 1179-11911140–1191
- Umar Rida KahhalaSyrian historian and writer (1905 - 1987)
- Omar bin Ladenson of Osama bin Laden (born 1981)
- Ymär DaherFinnish Tatar cultural worker1910–1999
- Ymär SaliTatar entrepreneur active in Finland1876–1951
- Omar Abu ShawishPalestinian poet and writer (1987–2023)
- Umar ibn al-Walidumayyad prince, Commander and Amir al-hajj
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