Omar

Etymology

From عمر‎ (omar), Persian variant of Arabic عُمَر‎ (ʿumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر‎ (ʿāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ‎ (ʿamara, “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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊmɑː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊmɑɹ/
• Hyphenation: O‧mar

Proper noun

Omar

1. (Islam) Omar bin al-Khattab, second Islamic caliph, father-in-law and companion of Muhammad.
2. A male given name

Related terms

• Umar
• Amr

See also

• Hurairah
• Abu Bakr
• Uthman
• Ali

Anagrams

• Amor, Mora, Roma, moar, mora, roam

Etymology

From Hebrew אוֹמָר‎ and Arabic عُمَر‎ (ʿumar).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ˈmaʁ/

Proper noun

Omar m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Omar

Etymology

From Arabic عُمَر‎ (ʿumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر‎ (ʿāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ‎ (ʿamara, “to live a long life”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Omar m

1. A male given name.

Anagrams