امر

See also: آمر, أمر, and إمر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Noun

امر (emr, emir) (plural اوامر (evamir))

  1. order, command
  2. decree
  3. affair, matter

Descendants

  • Turkish: emir

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “emir 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), امر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 145b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

Noun

امر (amr) (plural امور (omur))

  1. affair, matter, business

Noun

امر (amr) (plural اوامر (avâmer))

  1. order, command
    • c. 1260, Rumi, “4:578”, in The Masnavi:
      آفتاب از امر حق طباخ ماست، ابلهی باشد که گوییم او خداست.
      âftâb az amr-e haqq tabbâx-e mâ-st, ablahi bâšad ke guyim u xodâ-st.
      by the order of Truth [i.e. God], the Sun is our cook; it would be folly if we say it is God.
    Synonym: دستور (dastur)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian امر (amr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

Noun

اَمْر (amr) m (Hindi spelling अम्र)

  1. affair, matter, transaction, business
  2. command, order
  3. point, fact, case, thing
  4. permission, allowance

References

  • امر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • امر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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