ʿImrān
عِمْرَان
Say it ʿIM-raan
From long life, building up
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Imran, Emran, Imraan
Meaning & source
A proper name; the root ʿ-m-r means long life and to inhabit or build up a place.
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وعُمارة وعِمْران ويَعْمَر، كُلُّهَا: أَسماء
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 4, p. 608 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)
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وَيُقَالُ: عَمِرَ فُلَانٌ يَعْمَر إِذا كَبِرَ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 4, p. 604 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)
Who carried this name
- ʿImrān, father of Maryam (the family of ʿImrān) Qurʾān 3:33