أمر

See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

Root
ء م ر (ʔ-m-r)

Etymology 1

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)

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

Verb

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

  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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

أَمْر (ʔamr) m (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
    لَام الْأَمْرlām al-ʔamrimperative lām
    Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)
  6. (computing) a command
Declension

Noun

أَمْر (ʔamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʔumūr))

  1. matter, affair, concern
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 4

Elative of مُرّ (murr, bitter, severe, sharp, painful) and مَرِير (marīr, firm, strong), from the root م ر ر (m-r-r).

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

Verb

أَمُرُّ (ʔamurru) (form I)

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

Verb

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)

Verb

أَمُرِّ (ʔamurri) (form I)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء م ر

Etymology

From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

أمر (ʔamar) (form 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)
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