Boy · Arabic · Muslim

Ammar

عمار

Say it um-MAAR

Meaning today: Builder, devout
Original meaning: "frequent in prayer and fasting; firm in faith; a builder" Steingass, p. 866
Say it: um-MAAR
Written: عمار
Other spellings: Amaar

See it as a full name

Ammar

Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.

Ammar meaning

Ammar (عمار) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.

Frequent in prayer and fasting; firm in faith; a builder

Also used to mean: devout

Ammar (عمار) is the Arabic ʿammār, an intensive form from the root ʿ-m-r, whose verbs Lane's lexicon gives as "to live long", "to dwell in a place", "to make a place prosperous" and "to build", and, in the phrase ʿamara rabbahu, "to serve one's Lord with prayer and fasting". Steingass records ʿammār itself as one frequent in prayer and fasting, strong in faith, steady and grave, and also a builder or cultivator. Name lists give "builder" or "devout". The name honours ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir, one of the earliest converts to Islam.

Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 866 · entry ʿammār (عمار) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, ʿammār, p. 866 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ʿamara (root ʿ-m-r), Book I p. 2153 · Wikipedia, Ammar ibn Yasir