امر

See also: آمر, أمر, and إمر

Brahui

Alternative forms

• اَمَہ (ama)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *yĀH.

Adverb

اَمَر (amar)

1. how? in what manner? by what means?
2. what kind of?

   دَا اَمَرو چُکَّس اے؟

   dā amaro cukkas e?

   What kind of bird is this?

Derived terms

• اَمَرِی (amarī)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934), “amar”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 52
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “5151”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Early Old Oghuz

Alternative forms

• (misspelling) اَمِرْ (emir)

Etymology

Cognate to Karakhanid اِنْڭِرْ (iŋir).

Noun

اِمِرْ (imir)

1. twilight
2. rime, fog, mist

Descendants

• Turkmen: ümür

References

• al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074), Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521)‎^[2] (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, pages 54, 94

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr, “order, command”), verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to order, command”).

Noun

امر • (emr, emir) (definite accusative امری (emri, emiri), plural اوامر (evâmir))

1. command, order, an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority

   Synonyms: بیورق (buyuruk), فرمان (ferman)

2. decree, edict, a proclamation issued by a head of state or monarch, according to some procedures

   Synonym: قرارنامه (kararname)

3. (in general) affair, matter, concern, business, any activity or objective which is done or is to be done

Derived terms

• امر ایتمك (emr etmek, “to command”)
• امر سامی (emr-i sami, “firman”)
• امر عالی (emr-i ʼalî, “firman”)
• امر قولی (emr kulu, “officer, agent”)

Related terms

• امیر (emir, “emir, commander”)
• مأمور (meʼmur, “officer, agent”)

Descendants

• Turkish: emir

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “emir 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “emir2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1432
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “emr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[3] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 260
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “امر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[4] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 145b
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Mandatum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[5], Vienna, column 999
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “امر”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[6], Vienna, column 417
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “emir1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “امر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[7], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 198

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔamr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæmɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	amr
Dari reading?	amr
Iranian reading?	amr
Tajik reading?	amr

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

امر • (amr) (plural امور (omur))

1. affair, matter, business

Noun

امر • (amr) (plural اوامر (avâmer))

1. order, command

   Synonym: دستور (dastur)

   • c. 1260, Rumi, “4:578”, in The Masnavi:

     آفتاب از امر حق طباخ ماست، ابلهی باشد که گوییم او خداست.

     āftāb az amr-i haqq tabbāx-i mā-st, ablahī bāšad ki gōyēm ō xudā-st

     by the order of Truth [i.e. God], the Sun is our cook; it would be folly if we say it is God.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əmr
• → Urdu: اَمْر (amr)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian امر (amr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əmɾ/

Noun

اَمْر • (amr) m (Hindi spelling अम्र)

1. affair, matter, transaction, business
2. command, order
3. point, fact, case, thing
4. permission, allowance

References

• “امر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “امر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.