أمس
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔamšay- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄠𒊭𒅆 (amšālim).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
أَمْسِ • (ʔamsi)
- (literally) yesterday
- أَمْسِ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ لِشِرَاءِ بَعْضِ الْبِقَالَةِ.
- ʔamsi ḏahabtu ʔilā l-matjari liširāʔi baʕḍi l-biqālati.
- Yesterday, I went to the store to buy some groceries.
- (figuratively) lately, recently, not long ago
Noun edit
أَمْس • (ʔams) m (plural آمَاس (ʔāmās) or آمُسٌ (ʔāmusun) or أُمُوس (ʔumūs))
Declension edit
Declension of noun أَمْس (ʔams)
Singular | basic singular triptote; singular of irregular noun | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَمْس ʔams |
الْأَمْس al-ʔams |
أَمْس ʔams |
Nominative | أَمْسِ ʔamsi |
الْأَمْسُ al-ʔamsu |
أَمْسُ ʔamsu |
Accusative | أَمْسِ ʔamsi |
الْأَمْسَ al-ʔamsa |
أَمْسَ ʔamsa |
Genitive | أَمْسِ ʔamsi |
الْأَمْسِ al-ʔamsi |
أَمْسِ ʔamsi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | أَمْسَيْن ʔamsayn |
الْأَمْسَيْن al-ʔamsayn |
أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay |
Nominative | أَمْسَانِ ʔamsāni |
الْأَمْسَانِ al-ʔamsāni |
أَمْسَا ʔamsā |
Accusative | أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni |
الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni |
أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay |
Genitive | أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni |
الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni |
أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | آمَاس; آمُس; أُمُوس ʔāmās; ʔāmus; ʔumūs |
الْآمَاس; الْآمُس; الْأُمُوس al-ʔāmās; al-ʔāmus; al-ʔumūs |
آمَاس; آمُس; أُمُوس ʔāmās; ʔāmus; ʔumūs |
Nominative | آمَاسٌ; آمُسٌ; أُمُوسٌ ʔāmāsun; ʔāmusun; ʔumūsun |
الْآمَاسُ; الْآمُسُ; الْأُمُوسُ al-ʔāmāsu; al-ʔāmusu; al-ʔumūsu |
آمَاسُ; آمُسُ; أُمُوسُ ʔāmāsu; ʔāmusu; ʔumūsu |
Accusative | آمَاسًا; آمُسًا; أُمُوسًا ʔāmāsan; ʔāmusan; ʔumūsan |
الْآمَاسَ; الْآمُسَ; الْأُمُوسَ al-ʔāmāsa; al-ʔāmusa; al-ʔumūsa |
آمَاسَ; آمُسَ; أُمُوسَ ʔāmāsa; ʔāmusa; ʔumūsa |
Genitive | آمَاسٍ; آمُسٍ; أُمُوسٍ ʔāmāsin; ʔāmusin; ʔumūsin |
الْآمَاسِ; الْآمُسِ; الْأُمُوسِ al-ʔāmāsi; al-ʔāmusi; al-ʔumūsi |
آمَاسِ; آمُسِ; أُمُوسِ ʔāmāsi; ʔāmusi; ʔumūsi |
Related terms edit
- أُمْسِيَّة (ʔumsiyya, “evening, soiree”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation 1 edit
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَسَّ (massa)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَسَّ (massa)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَّ (massa)
Pronunciation 3 edit
Verb edit
Pronunciation 4 edit
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَسَّ (massa)
Pronunciation 5 edit
Verb edit
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَسَّ (massa)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَّ (massa)