عمران

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕim.raːn/

Proper noun

عِمْرَان • (ʕimrān) m

1. Islamic figure Imran
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Imran, Omran

Declension

Declension of noun عِمْرَان (ʕimrān)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عِمْرَان ʕimrān	—
Nominative	—	عِمْرَانُ ʕimrānu	—
Accusative	—	عِمْرَانَ ʕimrāna	—
Genitive	—	عِمْرَانَ ʕimrāna	—

Etymology

Root
ع م ر (ʕ-m-r)

Verbal noun of عَمَرَ (ʕamara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕum.raːn/

Noun

عُمْرَان • (ʕumrān) m

1. verbal noun of عَمَرَ (ʕamara) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عُمْرَان (ʕumrān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُمْرَان ʕumrān	الْعُمْرَان al-ʕumrān	عُمْرَان ʕumrān
Nominative	عُمْرَانٌ ʕumrānun	الْعُمْرَانُ al-ʕumrānu	عُمْرَانُ ʕumrānu
Accusative	عُمْرَانًا ʕumrānan	الْعُمْرَانَ al-ʕumrāna	عُمْرَانَ ʕumrāna
Genitive	عُمْرَانٍ ʕumrānin	الْعُمْرَانِ al-ʕumrāni	عُمْرَانِ ʕumrāni

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ümran
• → Ottoman Turkish: عمران (ümrân)
  • Turkish: ümran

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عِمْرَان (ʕimrān).

Proper noun

عمران • (ʼimran)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Imran, Omran, Emran
2. (Islam) Imran, the father of Maryam, equivalent to Joachim

Derived terms

• آل عمران (al ʼimran, “the third chapter of the Quran”)
• عمرانی (ʼimranî, “pertaining to the family of Imran”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: Imran

Further reading

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• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عمران”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1321

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عُمْرَان (ʕumrān, “prosperity”).

Noun

عمران • (ʼümran) (definite accusative عمرانی (ʼümranı), plural عمرانلر (ʼümranlar))

1. prosperity, welfare, a state of populous and industrial well-being in a house, city, or state

   Synonyms: رفاه (refah), عمارت (ʼimaret)

Adjective

عمران • (ʼümran)

1. prosperous, thriving, flourishing, increasing in wealth, success, or profit
2. (of a building) well-built, constructed in a pleasing or sound manner

Descendants

• Turkish: ümran

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ümran”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5043
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عمران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 859
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عمران”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1321

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِمْرَان (ʕimrān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɪm.ɾɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: عِمْ‧ران

Proper noun

عِمْرَان • ('imrān) m (Hindi spelling इमरान)

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