مأمور

See also: مامور

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, to order, to command), from the root ء م ر (ʔ-m-r).

Noun

مَأْمُور (maʔmūr) m

  1. officer, bailiff
  2. subject
  3. magistrate

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məmur
  • Persian: مأمور (ma'mur)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مأمور (memur)
    • Turkish: memur
    • Bulgarian: мему́р (memúr)
    • Serbo-Croatian: мѐмӯр / mèmūr

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَأْمُور (maʔmūr).

Noun

مأمور (memur)

  1. officer, official, agent, somebody charged with an office
  2. employee

Descendants

  • Turkish: memur
  • Bulgarian: мему́р (memúr)
  • Serbo-Croatian: мѐмӯр / mèmūr

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مَأْمُور (maʔmūr).

Adjective

مأمور (ma'mur)

  1. ordered, commanded, commissioned, appointed

Noun

مأمور (ma'mur) (plural مأموران (ma'murân))

  1. official, officer, delegate, functionary, agent

See also

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