عَمَرَ (ʿamara)to inhabit

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَمَرَ (ʿamara) — “to inhabit”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): عَمَرَ يَعْمُرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَمَرَ ʿamaraيَعْمُرُ yaʿmuruاُعْمُرْ auʿmurعِمَارَة ʿimaāraa

Conjugation (2): عَمَّرَ يُعَمِّرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَمَّرَ ʿamaaraيُعَمِّرُ yuʿamiiruعَمِّرْ ʿamiirتَعْمِير taʿmīr

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to inhabit

    • عَمَرَ الرَّجُلُ البَيْتَ الجَدِيدَ.The man inhabited the new house.
    • تَعْمُرُ الأُسْرَةُ المَنْزِلَ بِالحُبِّ وَالسَّعَادَةِ.The family inhabits the home with love and happiness.
    • هَلْ عَمَرَ أَحَدٌ هَذِهِ القَلْعَةَ القَدِيمَةَ؟Did anyone inhabit this ancient castle?
  2. 2. to build

    • عَمَّرَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ.The man built his house.
    • عَمَّرَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ الْمَبْنَى.The engineer constructed the building.
    • عَمَّرَ الْخَلِيفَةُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدَّدَ مَبَانِيَهَا.The caliph built and renovated the city's buildings.
  3. 3. to build/inhabit

    • عَمَرَ الرَّجُلُ البَيْتَ الجَدِيدَ.The man inhabited the new house.
    • تَعْمُرُ الأُسْرَةُ المَنْزِلَ بِالحُبِّ وَالسَّعَادَةِ.The family inhabits the home with love and happiness.
    • هَلْ عَمَرَ أَحَدٌ هَذِهِ القَلْعَةَ القَدِيمَةَ؟Did anyone inhabit this ancient castle?
  4. 4. to develop

    • عَمَّرَ المُهَنْدِسُ المَبْنَى الجَدِيدَ.The engineer developed the new building.
    • عَمَّرَ المُجْتَمَعُ قَرْيَتَهُ بَعْدَ الحَرْبِ.The community developed its village after the war.
    • هَلْ عَمَّرَ المُبْتَكِرُ اخْتِرَاعَهُ لِيُصْبِحَ أَكْثَرَ كَفَاءَةً؟Did the innovator develop his invention to make it more efficient?
  5. 5. to live long

    • عَمَّرَ الرَّجُلُ طَوِيلًا.The man lived long.
    • عَمَّرَ الجَدُّ فِي صِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ.The grandfather lived long in good health.
    • أَلَمْ يَعْمُرِ الأَجْدَادُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَّا؟Didn't the ancestors live longer than us?
  6. 6. to build, to inhabit

    • عَمَرَ المُهَنْدِسُ المَبْنَى الجَدِيدَ.The engineer built the new building.
    • عَمَرَ المُسْلِمُونَ الأَنْدَلُسَ وَجَعَلُوهَا مَرْكَزًا لِلعِلْمِ وَالحَضَارَةِ.The Muslims built and inhabited Andalusia, making it a center for science and civilization.
    • هَلْ عَمَرَ أَحَدٌ هَذِهِ القَرْيَةَ المَهْجُورَةَ؟Has anyone built or inhabited this abandoned village?
  7. 7. to construct

    • تُعَمِّرُ الشَّرِكَاتُ الْعَقَارِيَّةُ الْكُبْرَى الْمُدُنَ الْجَدِيدَةَ.Large real estate companies construct new cities.
  8. 8. to cultivate

    • عَمَّرَ الفَلَّاحُ أَرْضَهُ بِجِدٍّ.The farmer cultivated his land diligently.
    • تَسْعَى الشَّرِكَةُ لِتَعْمِيرِ المِنَاطِقِ المُهْمَلَةِ.The company seeks to cultivate neglected areas.
    • أَلَمْ تُعَمِّرْ هَذِهِ العَائِلَةُ الأَرْضَ مُنْذُ أَجْيَالٍ؟Hasn't this family been cultivating the land for generations?

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