ع م ر Root ʿ-m-r in the Qur’an 24 occurrences in 19 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

عُمُر 7 times

• 10:16 · Yunusعُمُرًۭا a lifetimeSay, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"
• 16:70 · An-Nahlٱلْعُمُرِ (of) the ageAnd Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent.
• 21:44 · Al-Anbyaٱلْعُمُرُ ۗ the lifeBut, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome?
• 22:5 · Al-Hajjٱلْعُمُرِ ageO People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind.
• 26:18 · Ash-Shu'araعُمُرِكَ your life[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?
• 28:45 · Al-Qasasٱلْعُمُرُ ۚ the lifeBut We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].
• 35:11 · Fatirعُمُرِهِۦٓ his lifeAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.

يُعَمَّرُ 5 times

• 2:96 · Al-Baqarahيُعَمَّرُ he could be granted a lifeAnd you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even] more than those who associate others with Allah. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And Allah is Seeing of what they do.
• 2:96 · Al-Baqarahيُعَمَّرَ ۗ he should be granted lifeAnd you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even] more than those who associate others with Allah. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And Allah is Seeing of what they do.
• 35:11 · Fatirيُعَمَّرُ is granted lifeAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.
• 35:37 · Fatirنُعَمِّرْكُم We give you life long enoughAnd they will cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember therein to remember, and the warner had come to you? So taste [the punishment], for there is not for the wrongdoers any helper.
• 36:68 · Ya-Sinنُّعَمِّرْهُ We grant him long lifeAnd he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?

عَمَرُ 4 times

• 9:17 · At-Tawbahيَعْمُرُوا۟ they maintainIt is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
• 9:18 · At-Tawbahيَعْمُرُ will maintainThe mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
• 30:9 · Ar-Rumوَعَمَرُوهَآ and built (on) itHave they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed the earth and built it up more than they have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allah would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.
• 30:9 · Ar-Rumعَمَرُوهَا they have built (on) itHave they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed the earth and built it up more than they have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allah would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.

عُمْرَة 2 times

• 2:196 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْعُمْرَةَ and the UmrahAnd complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice. And when you are secure, then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram. And fear Allah and know that Allah is severe in penalty.
• 2:196 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْعُمْرَةِ of the UmrahAnd complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice. And when you are secure, then whoever performs 'umrah [during the Hajj months] followed by Hajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Haram. And fear Allah and know that Allah is severe in penalty.

اسْتَعْمَرَ 1 time

• 11:61 · Hudوَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ and settled youAnd to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."

اعْتَمَرَ 1 time

• 2:158 · Al-Baqarahٱعْتَمَرَ performs UmrahIndeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs 'umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allah is appreciative and Knowing.

عَمْر 1 time

• 15:72 · Al-Hijrلَعَمْرُكَ By your lifeBy your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

عِمارَة 1 time

• 9:19 · At-Tawbahوَعِمَارَةَ and (the) maintenanceHave you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

مَعْمُور 1 time

• 52:4 · At-Turٱلْمَعْمُورِ frequentedAnd [by] the frequented House

مُعَمَّر 1 time

• 35:11 · Fatirمُّعَمَّرٍۢ aged personAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.