مأمور

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See also: مامور

Arabic

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Root
ء م ر (ʔ m r)
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Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, to order, to command).

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Noun

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مَأْمُور (maʔmūrm

  1. officer, bailiff
  2. subject
  3. magistrate

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَأْمُور (maʔmūr, officer; magistrate).

Noun

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مأمور (meʼmur)

  1. officer, official, agent, somebody charged with an office

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَأْمُور (maʔmūr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ma'mūr
Dari reading? ma'mūr
Iranian reading? ma'mur
Tajik reading? maʾmur
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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مأمور (ma'mur) (plural مأموران (ma'murân) or مأمورین (ma'murin))

  1. official, officer, delegate, functionary, agent
    مأمور مخفیma'mur-e maxfiundercover agent
    مأموران وزارت اطلاعاتma'murân-e vezârat-e ettelâ'âtagents of the Ministry of Intelligence

Adjective

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مأمور (ma'mur)

  1. ordered, commanded, commissioned, appointed

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