مستعمر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَعْمَرَ (istaʿmara, to colonize), from the root ع م ر (ʿ-m-r); compare عَمُرَ (ʿamura, to thrive, to become populated, to become civilized).

Adjective

مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʿmir) (feminine مُسْتَعْمِرَة (mustaʿmira), masculine plural مُسْتَعْمِرُون (mustaʿmirūn), feminine plural مُسْتَعْمِرَات (mustaʿmirāt))

  1. colonial
  2. imperialistic

Declension

Noun

مُسْتَعْمِر (mustaʿmir) m (plural مُسْتَعْمِرُون (mustaʿmirūn), feminine مُسْتَعْمِرَة (mustaʿmira))

  1. colonist, settler
  2. colonizer
  3. invader
  4. imperialist

Declension

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