Umair: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عمیر
عُمَيْر
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Umair (عمیر, Arabic عُمَيْر) is most often explained as “diminutive of Umar or Amr”. It comes from the Arabic root ع م ر. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع م ر.
- Meaning
- diminutive of Umar or Amr
- معنی
- عمر یا عمرو کی تصغیر
Meaning disputed
Diminutive of ʿUmar or ʿAmr; the root ʿ-m-r concerns life, but the name has no separate dictionary sense.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- u-mairAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع م ر
- Other spellings
- Umayr · Omair
- Known bearer
- Umayr ibn Sa'd, companion of the Prophet ﷺ
- Themes
- Life