مستعمر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʿmara, to colonize), from the root ع م ر (ʿ-m-r); compare عَمُرَ (ʿamura, to thrive, to become populated, to become civilized).

Adjective

مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʿmir) (feminine مُسْتَعْمِرَة (mustaʿmira), masculine plural مُسْتَعْمِرُون (mustaʿmirūn))

  1. colonial
  2. imperialistic

Declension

Noun

مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʿmir) m (plural مُسْتَعْمِرُون (mustaʿmirūn), feminine مُسْتَعْمِرَة (mustaʿmira))

  1. colonist, settler
  2. colonizer
  3. invader
  4. imperialist

Declension

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