Omar

English

Etymology

From عمر (omar), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian variant of Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر (ʕāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ (ʕamara, “to live a long life”). The name saw popularity in the West following Edward FitzGerald's translation of Persian poet Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊmɑː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊmɑɹ/
• Hyphenation: O‧mar

Proper noun

Omar

1. (Islam) Omar bin al-Khattab, second Islamic caliph or rightly guided caliph. Father-in-law and companion of Muhammad. Father of Hafsa. One of the ashara mubashara, ten companions or sahaba promised paradise. He was given the title farooq, meaning the one who distinguishes between right and wrong, by the prophet Muhammad. Commonly referred to as amir al-mumineen meaning commander of the faithful.
2. A male given name from Persian

Translations

male given name

• Portuguese: Omar (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Related terms

• Umar
• Amr

See also

• Abu Bakr
• Uthman
• Ali

Anagrams

• Amor, Mora, Roma, moar, mora, roam

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر (ʕāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ (ʕamara, “to live a long life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ˈmaʁ/

Proper noun

Omar m

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Omar

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر (ʕāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ (ʕamara, “to live a long life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ˈma̠ɾ]
• See also: horma

Proper noun

Omar m

1. a male given name from Arabic.

Anagrams

• armo
• armó

• amor
• maro

• mora
• ramo

• roma
• Roma