أمير

See also: امیر‎, آمیز‎, and أميز‎

Arabic

Etymology

From ء م ر‎ (ʾ-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

IPA^(key): /ʔa.miːr/

Noun

أَمِير • (ʾamīr) m (plural أُمَرَاء‎ (ʾumarāʾ), feminine أَمِيرَة‎ (ʾamīra))

Declension

Declension of noun أَمِير (ʾamīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِير ʾamīr	الْأَمِير‎ al-ʾamīr	أَمِير ʾamīr
Nominative	أَمِيرٌ ʾamīrun	الْأَمِيرُ‎ al-ʾamīru	أَمِيرُ ʾamīru
Accusative	أَمِيرًا‎ ʾamīran	الْأَمِيرَ‎ al-ʾamīra	أَمِيرَ ʾamīra
Genitive	أَمِيرٍ ʾamīrin	الْأَمِيرِ‎ al-ʾamīri	أَمِيرِ ʾamīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمِيرَيْن‎ ʾamīrayn	الْأَمِيرَيْن‎ al-ʾamīrayn	أَمِيرَيْ‎ ʾamīray
Nominative	أَمِيرَانِ‎ ʾamīrāni	الْأَمِيرَانِ‎ al-ʾamīrāni	أَمِيرَا‎ ʾamīrā
Accusative	أَمِيرَيْنِ‎ ʾamīrayni	الْأَمِيرَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīrayni	أَمِيرَيْ‎ ʾamīray
Genitive	أَمِيرَيْنِ‎ ʾamīrayni	الْأَمِيرَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamīrayni	أَمِيرَيْ‎ ʾamīray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُمَرَاء‎ ʾumarāʾ	الْأُمَرَاء‎ al-ʾumarāʾ	أُمَرَاء‎ ʾumarāʾ
Nominative	أُمَرَاءُ‎ ʾumarāʾu	الْأُمَرَاءُ‎ al-ʾumarāʾu	أُمَرَاءُ‎ ʾumarāʾu
Accusative	أُمَرَاءَ‎ ʾumarāʾa	الْأُمَرَاءَ‎ al-ʾumarāʾa	أُمَرَاءَ‎ ʾumarāʾa
Genitive	أُمَرَاءَ‎ ʾumarāʾa	الْأُمَرَاءِ‎ al-ʾumarāʾi	أُمَرَاءِ‎ ʾumarāʾi

Derived terms

إِمَارَة‎ (ʾimāra)
أَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِين‎ (ʾamīr al-muʾminīn)

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

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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