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أمير

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See also: امیر, آمیز, and أميز

Arabic

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Etymology

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From ء م ر (ʔ m r), meaning to command, to order.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أَمِير (ʔamīrm (plural أُمَرَاء (ʔumarāʔ), feminine أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra))

  1. prince
  2. commander

Declension

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Declension of noun أَمِير (ʔamīr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَمِير
ʔamīr
الْأَمِير
al-ʔamīr
أَمِير
ʔamīr
nominative أَمِيرٌ
ʔamīrun
الْأَمِيرُ
al-ʔamīru
أَمِيرُ
ʔamīru
accusative أَمِيرًا
ʔamīran
الْأَمِيرَ
al-ʔamīra
أَمِيرَ
ʔamīra
genitive أَمِيرٍ
ʔamīrin
الْأَمِيرِ
al-ʔamīri
أَمِيرِ
ʔamīri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal أَمِيرَيْن
ʔamīrayn
الْأَمِيرَيْن
al-ʔamīrayn
أَمِيرَيْ
ʔamīray
nominative أَمِيرَانِ
ʔamīrāni
الْأَمِيرَانِ
al-ʔamīrāni
أَمِيرَا
ʔamīrā
accusative أَمِيرَيْنِ
ʔamīrayni
الْأَمِيرَيْنِ
al-ʔamīrayni
أَمِيرَيْ
ʔamīray
genitive أَمِيرَيْنِ
ʔamīrayni
الْأَمِيرَيْنِ
al-ʔamīrayni
أَمِيرَيْ
ʔamīray
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أُمَرَاء
ʔumarāʔ
الْأُمَرَاء
al-ʔumarāʔ
أُمَرَاء
ʔumarāʔ
nominative أُمَرَاءُ
ʔumarāʔu
الْأُمَرَاءُ
al-ʔumarāʔu
أُمَرَاءُ
ʔumarāʔu
accusative أُمَرَاءَ
ʔumarāʔa
الْأُمَرَاءَ
al-ʔumarāʔa
أُمَرَاءَ
ʔumarāʔa
genitive أُمَرَاءَ
ʔumarāʔa
الْأُمَرَاءِ
al-ʔumarāʔi
أُمَرَاءِ
ʔumarāʔi

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ “أمر” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 95-99, meaning to command, to order, to state or tell, to counsel or advise, to enjoin or bid, to mandate or exhort, to demand, to delegate responsibility; originates in hunting, the leader of the hunting party who would give orders and commands, guide people into position.
  2. ^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN