Ammar, name meaning in Islam

Ammar (عَمَّار) is an Arabic name for boys. It means one who builds and lives long.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Ammar comes from the root ع م ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Ammar in the Quran?

No. Ammar is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Ammar

Say it am-MAAR. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Amar and Ammaar. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + م mim + ا alif + ر ra.

Choosing Ammar

Many parents choose Ammar to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Ammar bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Ammar

• Ammar ibn Yasir, son of Sumayyah, the first martyr

Names like Ammar

• Umar
• Aamir
• Sumayyah

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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