أمير
Arabic
Etymology
From ء م ر (ʔ-m-r), meaning to command, to order, to instruct, to state or tell, to enjoin or bid, to mandate or exhort, to demand, to delegate responsibility.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
أَمِير • (ʔamīr) m (plural أُمَرَاء (ʔumarāʔ), feminine أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra))
Declension
Declension of noun أَمِير (ʔamīr)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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
- إِمَارَة (ʔimāra)
- أَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِين (ʔamīr al-muʔminīn)
References
- ^ “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.
- ^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN