name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈəʊmɑː/
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General-American:/ˈoʊmɑɹ/
rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:OW1 M AA0 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Omar bin al-Khattab, second Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Arabic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A glacial erratic piece of (typically smooth) dark siliceous greywacke that exhibits a hemispherical pit or hole (as a result of selective dissolution of carbonate concretions within the greywacke), originating in the Omarolluk Formation and carried by glaciers throughout Canada and the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar.
From the Proterozoic Omarolluk Formation in the Hudson Bay, where they originated.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عُمَر
(ʕumar)
— male given name
Azerbaijani:
Ömər
— male given name
Bashkir:
Ғүмәр
(Ğümər)
— male given name
Bengali:
ওমর
(ōmor)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
奧馬爾 /奥马尔
(Àomǎ'ěr)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
吾買爾 /吾买尔
(Wúmǎi'ěr)
— male given name