عمن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to staying or residing in a place, particularly a specific location. It also encompasses geographical names, derived from the concept of dwelling, and a specific type of palm tree.

Derived headwords

عَمِنَ بالمكانِverb

1.
to stay, resideboth
To remain or dwell in a place.

عامِنٌnoun

1.
residentboth
One who stays or resides in a place.

عَمونٌnoun

1.
residentboth
One who stays or resides in a place.

عَمينةٌnoun

1.
level groundclassical
Easy, level land.

عُمانٌname

1.
Oman (city/region)both
A place name, possibly derived from the root meaning to reside. It is identified as a city in Yemen, named after 'Iman bin Nufthan bin Saba. It is also described as being on the sea below Basra or near the two seas.

عُمانٌname

1.
Oman (city in Syria)both
A place name in Syria, located in Balqa, named after 'Iman bin Lut. It is debated whether it is treated as a proper noun for a city (indeclinable) or a place name like 'Talha' (declinable).

أَعْمَنَverb

1.
to go to Omanboth
To head towards or enter the place named Oman.
2.
to stayboth
To remain or persist in staying in a place, specifically Oman.

العِمْنُnoun

1.
residentsclassical
Those who are settled or residing in a place.

العُمَانِيَّةُnoun

1.
palm treeclassical
A specific type of palm tree in Basra that continuously bears new buds, ripe fruits, and moist dates throughout the year.

ديرُ عُمانَname

1.
Dayr 'Imanboth
A monastery in the region of Aleppo, meaning 'Monastery of 'Iman'.

Parallel reading

عَمِنَ بالمكانِ، كضرب وسمع: أقام

He stayed in the place, like in 'daraba' and 'sami'a': he resided.

فهو عامن وعمون

So he is a resident and a resident.

والعمينة، (كسفينة: الأرض السهلة) ، يمانية

And 'amīnah', (like 'safīnah'): the easy, level ground, a Yemeni term.

عمان، (كغراب: رجل) ، اشتق من عمن بالمكان

'Uman, (like 'ghurāb'): a man, derived from 'to stay in the place'.

عمان: (د باليمن) ، سمي بعمان بن نفثان بن سبا أخي عدن

'Uman: (a place in Yemen), named after 'Iman bin Nufthan bin Saba, brother of Adan.

عمان على البحر تحت البصرة

'Uman is on the sea below Basra.

وقال غيره: عند البحرين

And others said: near the two seas.

أحب عمان من حبي سلمى وما دهري بحب قرى عمان

I love 'Uman because of my love for Salma, and my time is not spent loving the villages of 'Uman.

عمان، (كشداد: د بالشام) بالبلقاء بخط النووي، رحمه اللها تعالى: سمي بعمان بن لوط

'Uman, (like 'shaddād'): a place in Syria, in Balqa according to Al-Nawawi, may God have mercy on him: named after 'Iman bin Lut.

عرضه من مقامي إلى عمان

Its width is from my standing place to 'Uman.

أمطلع يرمى علي ولم أقف بعمان من ذودي حرحة أربع

Is it a lookout point being aimed at me, and I have not stopped at 'Uman from my herd of four camels?

وأعمن: صار إلى عمان، نقله الجوهري

And 'a'man': he went to 'Uman, as transmitted by Al-Jawhari.

قيل: أعمن وعمن: إذا توجه إليه أو دخله

It was said: 'a'man' and 'aman': if he headed towards it or entered it.

أعمن دام على المقام بعمان؛ وأنشد ابن بري

'He stayed persistently in residing in 'Uman; and Ibn al-Barri cited.

من معرق أو مشئم أو معمن

From a place of origin, or ill-omen, or a resident.

فإن تتهموا أنجد خلافا عليكموإن تعمنوا مستحقبي الحرب أعرق

If you suspect me of going north in opposition to you, and if you stay settled, I will be a seasoned warrior.

نوى شآم بان أو معمن

He intended to go to Syria, or to a settled place.

والعمن، بضمتين: المقيمون في مكان؛ عن ابن الأعرابي

And 'al-'imn', (with two dammah): the residents in a place; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

والعمانية، بالضم وتشديد الياء: نخلة بالبصرة لا يزال عليها السنة كلها طلع جديد وكبائس مثمرة وأخر مرطبة

And 'al-'umaniyyah', (with dammah and shaddah on the ya): a palm tree in Basra that continuously has new buds, ripe fruits, and moist dates on it all year.

دير عمان، كغراب: من أعمال حلب؛ وقد يقول حمدان الأناري: دير عمان ودير سابان هجن غرامي وزدن أشجاني

Dayr 'Uman, (like 'ghurāb'): from the districts of Aleppo; and Hamdan al-Anari might say: Dayr 'Uman and Dayr Saban stirred my love and increased my sorrows.

ومعنى دير عمان: دير الشيخ، ذكره ابن العديم في التاريخ

And the meaning of Dayr 'Uman: the Monastery of the Sheikh, mentioned by Ibn al-'Adim in history.