أمس

See also: آمس, امس, أمش, and امش

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamšay- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄠𒊭𒅆 (amšālim).

Pronunciation

• adverb: IPA^(key): /ʔam.si/
• noun: IPA^(key): /ʔams/

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Adverb

أَمْسِ • (ʔamsi)

1. (literally) yesterday

   أَمْسِ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ لِشِرَاءِ بَعْضِ الْبِقَالَةِ.

   ʔamsi ḏahabtu ʔilā l-matjari liširāʔi baʕḍi l-biqālati.

   Yesterday, I went to the store to buy some groceries.

2. (figuratively) lately, recently, not long ago

Noun

أَمْس • (ʔams) m (plural آمَاس (ʔāmās) or آمُسٌ (ʔāmusun) or أُمُوس (ʔumūs))

1. yesterday
2. the immediate past, recent time

Declension

Declension of noun أَمْس (ʔams)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْس ʔams	الْأَمْس al-ʔams	أَمْس ʔams
Nominative	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسُ al-ʔamsu	أَمْسُ ʔamsu
Accusative	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسَ al-ʔamsa	أَمْسَ ʔamsa
Genitive	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسِ al-ʔamsi	أَمْسِ ʔamsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْسَيْن ʔamsayn	الْأَمْسَيْن al-ʔamsayn	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
Nominative	أَمْسَانِ ʔamsāni	الْأَمْسَانِ al-ʔamsāni	أَمْسَا ʔamsā
Accusative	أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
Genitive	أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آمَاس‎; آمُس‎; أُمُوس ʔāmās‎; ʔāmus‎; ʔumūs	الْآمَاس‎; الْآمُس‎; الْأُمُوس al-ʔāmās‎; al-ʔāmus‎; al-ʔumūs	آمَاس‎; آمُس‎; أُمُوس ʔāmās‎; ʔāmus‎; ʔumūs
Nominative	آمَاسٌ‎; آمُسٌ‎; أُمُوسٌ ʔāmāsun‎; ʔāmusun‎; ʔumūsun	الْآمَاسُ‎; الْآمُسُ‎; الْأُمُوسُ al-ʔāmāsu‎; al-ʔāmusu‎; al-ʔumūsu	آمَاسُ‎; آمُسُ‎; أُمُوسُ ʔāmāsu‎; ʔāmusu‎; ʔumūsu
Accusative	آمَاسًا‎; آمُسًا‎; أُمُوسًا ʔāmāsan‎; ʔāmusan‎; ʔumūsan	الْآمَاسَ‎; الْآمُسَ‎; الْأُمُوسَ al-ʔāmāsa‎; al-ʔāmusa‎; al-ʔumūsa	آمَاسَ‎; آمُسَ‎; أُمُوسَ ʔāmāsa‎; ʔāmusa‎; ʔumūsa
Genitive	آمَاسٍ‎; آمُسٍ‎; أُمُوسٍ ʔāmāsin‎; ʔāmusin‎; ʔumūsin	الْآمَاسِ‎; الْآمُسِ‎; الْأُمُوسِ al-ʔāmāsi‎; al-ʔāmusi‎; al-ʔumūsi	آمَاسِ‎; آمُسِ‎; أُمُوسِ ʔāmāsi‎; ʔāmusi‎; ʔumūsi

Related terms

• أُمْسِيَّة (ʔumsiyya, “evening, soiree”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

أمس (form I)

1. أَمَسُّ (ʔamassu) /ʔa.mas.su/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَسَّ (massa)
2. أُمَسُّ (ʔumassu) /ʔu.mas.su/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَسَّ (massa)
3. أَمَسَّ (ʔamassa) /ʔa.mas.sa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of مَسَّ (massa)
4. أُمَسَّ (ʔumassa) /ʔu.mas.sa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of مَسَّ (massa)
5. أَمَسِّ (ʔamassi) /ʔa.mas.si/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَّ (massa)
6. أُمَسِّ (ʔumassi) /ʔu.mas.si/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَّ (massa)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

أَمِسْ • (ʔamis) (form I) /ʔa.mis/

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَاسَ (māsa)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

أمس (form I)

1. أَمْسِ (ʔamsi) /ʔam.si/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَى (masā)
2. أُمْسَ (ʔumsa) /ʔum.sa/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَى (masā)