Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic مُعَمِّر (muʕammir).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُعَمَّر (mu’ammar) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुअम्मर)

  1. aged
    Synonym: بوڑھا (būṛhā)
  2. (figuratively) old
    Synonym: پرانا (purānā)

Noun

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مُعَمَّر (mu’ammarm (formal plural مُعَمَّرِین (mu'ammarīn), feminine مُعَمَّرَہ (mu'ammara), Hindi spelling मुअम्मर)

  1. aged person, elderly
    Synonym: بوڑھا (būṛhā)
  2. (figuratively) old object
    Synonym: پرانا (purānā)
  3. colonist, settler

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic مُعْمَر (muʕmar), from the Arabic ع م ر (ʕ m r) root.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mʊ(ʔ).məɾ/, [mo(ʔ).məɾ]
  • Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

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مُعْمَر (mu’mar) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मो'मर)

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References

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  • معمر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • معمر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.