أمر

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See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء م ر (ʔ-m-r). Cognate to Hebrew אמר (amár, to say).

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

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Noun

أَمْر (ʔamrm (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أَوَامِر (ʔawāmir))

  1. verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara) (form I)
  2. order, command, instruction
  3. ordinance, decree
  4. power, authority
  5. (grammar) imperative
Declension

Noun

أَمْر (ʔamrm (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʔumūr))

  1. matter, affair, concern
Declension
Derived terms

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. Template:elative of:
    1. firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
  2. Template:elative of:
    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

Etymology 5

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)