أمر

See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ء م ر (ʾ-m-r). Cognate to Hebrew אמר (amár, to say).

Verb

أَمَرَ (ʾamara) I, non-past يَأْمُرُ‎ (yaʾmuru)

  1. to order, to command, to bid, to instruct
  2. to commission, to charge, to entrust
Conjugation
Antonyms
  • نَهَى (nahā)

Verb

أَمُرَ or أَمَرَ (ʾamara or ʾamura) I, non-past يَأْمُرُ‎ (yaʾmuru)

  1. to become an emir
Conjugation
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), أمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Causative of أَمَرَ (ʾamara, to become an emir) and أَمُرَ (ʾamura, (same)).

Verb

أَمَّرَ (ʾammara) II, non-past يُؤَمِّرُ‎ (yuʾammiru)

  1. to invest with authority, to make an emir
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Noun

أَمْر (ʾamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʾamrāni), plural أَوَامِر (ʾawāmir))

  1. verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʾamara) (form I)
  2. order, command, instruction
  3. ordinance, decree
  4. power, authority
  5. (grammar) imperative
Declension

Noun

أَمْر (ʾamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʾamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʾumūr))

  1. matter, affair, concern
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Elative of مُرّ (murr, bitter, severe, sharp, painful) and مَرِير (marīr, firm, strong), from the root م ر ر (m-r-r).

Adjective

أَمَرّ (ʾamarr) (feminine مُرَّى (murrā))

  1. elative degree of مَرِير (marīr):
    1. firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
  2. elative degree of مُرّ (murr):
    1. bitterer; bitterest
    2. more severe; most severe
    3. sharper; sharpest
    4. more painful; most painful
Declension
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), مر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 5

Verb

أَمُرُّ (ʾamurru) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)

Verb

أَمُرَّ (ʾamurra) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَرَّ (marra)
  2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)

Verb

أَمُرِّ (ʾamurri) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
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