See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ء م ر (ʔ-m-r)

Cognate to Hebrew אמר (amár, to say). Compare also Ugaritic 𐎀𐎎𐎗 (ảmr) and Akkadian 𒀀𒈠𒀀𒀸 (amārum, to see, to watch).

Verb edit

أَمَرَ (ʔamara) I, non-past يَأْمُرُ‎ (yaʔmuru)

  1. to order, to command, to bid, to instruct
  2. to commission, to charge, to entrust
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  • Maltese: amar

Verb edit

أَمُرَ or أَمَرَ (ʔamara or ʔamura) I, non-past يَأْمُرُ‎ (yaʔmuru)

  1. to become an emir
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References edit
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “أمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ء م ر (ʔ-m-r)

Causative of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, to become an emir) and أَمُرَ (ʔamura, (same)).

Verb edit

أَمَّرَ (ʔammara) II, non-past يُؤَمِّرُ‎ (yuʔammiru)

  1. to invest with authority, to make an emir
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Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio:(file)

Noun edit

أَمْر (ʔamrm (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أَوَامِر (ʔawāmir))

  1. verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara) (form I)
  2. order, command, instruction
    Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)
  3. ordinance, decree
  4. power, authority
  5. (grammar) imperative
    Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)
    لَام الْأَمْرlām al-ʔamrimperative lām
  6. (computing) a command
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Noun edit

أَمْر (ʔamrm (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʔumūr))

  1. matter, affair, concern
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Etymology 4 edit

Root
م ر ر (m-r-r)

Elative of مُرّ (murr, bitter, severe, sharp, painful) and مَرِير (marīr, firm, strong).

Adjective edit

أَمَرّ (ʔamarr) (feminine مُرَّى (murrā))

  1. elative degree of مَرِير (marīr):
    1. firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
  2. elative degree of مُرّ (murr):
    1. bitterer; bitterest
    2. more severe; most severe
    3. sharper; sharpest
    4. more painful; most painful
Declension edit
References edit
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 5 edit

Verb edit

أَمُرُّ (ʔamurru) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)

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أَمُرَّ (ʔamurra) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ (marra)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)

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أَمُرِّ (ʔamurri) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ء م ر
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.mar/, [ˈʔɑ.mɑrˤ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb edit

أمر (ʔamar) I (present بؤمر (boʔmor))

  1. to order, to command

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of أمر (ʔamar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أمرت (ʔamart) أمرت (ʔamart) أمر (ʔamar) أمرنا (ʔamarna) أمرتو (ʔamartu) أمرو (ʔamaru)
f أمرتي (ʔamarti) أمرت (ʔamrat)
present m بأمر (baʔmor) بتؤمر (btoʔmor) بؤمر (boʔmor) منؤمر (mnoʔmor) بتؤمرو (btoʔmoru) بؤمرو (boʔmoru)
f بتؤمري (btoʔmori) بتؤمر (btoʔmor)
subjunctive m اأمر (aʔmor) تؤمر (toʔmor) يؤمر (yoʔmor) نؤمر (noʔmor) تؤمرو (toʔmoru) يؤمرو (yoʔmoru)
f تؤمري (toʔmori) تؤمر (toʔmor)
imperative m اؤمر (oʔmor) اؤمرو (oʔmoru)
f اؤمري (oʔmori)