- mr-2
- cmrDefinition: Central Semitic, to live, dwell, build; noun *cumr-, life. 1. Omri (king of Israel), from Hebrew comrî, probably short for *comrîyāh, my life (is) Yahweh, from comrî, my life, from *cōmer (⇐ *cumr-), life. 2a. Omar, from Arabic cumar, probably akin to cumr, life; b. imaret, from Arabic cimāra, building. Both a and b from Arabic cmara, to live, dwell, build.
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language. 2015.