أمر

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See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: amar

Verb

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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
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References
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  • 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

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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)
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Etymology 2

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Root
ء م ر (ʔ m r)
19 terms

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

Verb

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

  1. to invest with authority, to make an emir
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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
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Noun

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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
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Etymology 4

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Root
م ر ر (m r r)
12 terms

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

Adjective

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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
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References
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  • 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

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Verb

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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

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Root
ء م ر
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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أمر (ʔamar) I (present بؤمر (boʔmor))

  1. to order, to command

Conjugation

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    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)