أمر

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See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

Etymology 1

    Root
    ء م ر (ʔ m r)
    19 terms

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

    Verb

    أَمَرَ (ʔamara) I (non-past يَأْمُرُ (yaʔmuru), verbal noun أَمْر (ʔamr))

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

    Verb

    أَمَرَ or أَمُرَ (ʔamara or ʔamura) I (non-past يَأْمُرُ (yaʔmuru), verbal noun إِمَارَة (ʔimāra))
    أَمِرَ (ʔamira) I (non-past يَأْمَرُ (yaʔmaru), verbal noun أَمْر (ʔamr) or أَمَر (ʔamar) or إِمَارَة (ʔimāra))

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

    Verb

    أَمِرَ (ʔamira) I (non-past يَأْمَرُ (yaʔmaru), verbal noun أَمَر (ʔamar) or أَمَرَة (ʔamara) or أُمَارَة (ʔumāra)) (intransitive)

    1. to grow, to become abundant (of a thing)
    2. to become wealthy (of a person)
    3. to become urgent (of an issue)
    Conjugation
    References

    Etymology 2

    Root
    ء م ر (ʔ m r)
    19 terms

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

    Verb

    أَمَّرَ (ʔammara) II (non-past يُؤَمِّرُ (yuʔammiru), verbal noun تَأْمِير (taʔmīr))

    1. to invest with authority, to make an emir
    Conjugation

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    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
    Declension
    Hyponyms

    Noun

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

    1. matter, affair, concern
    2. thing(?), something(?)
      وجمال الأشخاص هو أمر يؤثّر بالمشاعر ويولّد الانجذاب نحو الآخرين.
      The beauty of people is something that affects feelings and generates attraction
    Declension
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    Descendants

    Etymology 4

    Root
    م ر ر (m r r)
    13 terms

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

    Adjective

    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
    References
    • 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

    Verb

    أمر (form I)

    1. أَمُرُّ (ʔamurru) /ʔa.mur.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)
    2. أَمُرَّ (ʔamurra) /ʔa.mur.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
    3. أَمُرِّ (ʔamurri) /ʔa.mur.ri/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
    4. أَمَرُّ (ʔamarru) /ʔa.mar.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)
    5. أَمَرَّ (ʔamarra) /ʔa.mar.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
    6. أَمَرِّ (ʔamarri) /ʔa.mar.ri/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ء م ر
    2 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    أمر (ʔamar) I (present بؤمر (boʔmor))

    1. to order, to command

    Conjugation

        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)