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Brahui
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Dravidian *yĀH.
Adverb
اَمَر (amar)
- how? in what manner? by what means?
- what kind of?
دَا اَمَرو چُکَّس اے- dā amaro cukkas e
- What kind of bird is this?
Derived terms
References
- Bray, Denys (1934) “amar”, in The Brahui Language, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 52
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5151”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr, “order, command”), verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to order, command”).
Noun
امر • (emr, emir) (definite accusative امری (emri, emiri), plural اوامر (evâmir))
- command, order, an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority
- Synonyms: بیورق (buyuruk), فرمان (ferman)
- decree, edict, a proclamation issued by a head of state or monarch, according to some procedures
- Synonym: قرارنامه (kararname)
- (in general) affair, matter, concern, business, any activity or objective which is done or is to be done
Derived terms
- امیر (emir, “emir, commander”)
- مأمور (meʼmur, “officer, agent”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “emir 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “emir2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1432
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “emr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 260
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “امر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 145b
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Mandatum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 999
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “امر”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 417
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “emir1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “امر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 198
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).
Pronunciation
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Noun
امر • (amr) (plural امور (omur))
- affair, matter, business
Noun
امر • (amr) (plural اوامر (avâmer))
- order, command
- Synonym: دستور (dastur)
c. 1260, Rumi, “4:578”, in The Masnavi:آفتاب از امر حق طباخ ماست، ابلهی باشد که گوییم او خداست.- āftāb az amr-i haqq tabbāx-i mā-st, ablahī bāšad ki gōyēm ō xudā-st
- by the order of Truth , the Sun is our cook; it would be folly if we say it is God.
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian امر (amr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).
Pronunciation
Noun
اَمْر • (amr) m (Hindi spelling अम्र)
- affair, matter, transaction, business
- command, order
- point, fact, case, thing
- permission, allowance
References
- “امر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “امر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.