أمر

See also: امر, آمر, and إمر

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Verb

1. to order, to command, to bid, to instruct
2. to commission, to charge, to entrust

Antonyms

• نَهَى (nahā)

Descendants

• Maltese: amar

Verb

1. to become an emir

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 (ʔamara, “to become an emir”) and أَمُرَ (ʔamura, “(same)”).

Verb

أَمَّرَ • (ʔammara) II (non-past يُؤَمِّرُ (yuʔammiru), verbal noun تَأْمِير (taʔmīr))

1. to invest with authority, to make an emir

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Noun

أَمْر • (ʔamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أَوَامِر (ʔawāmir))

1. verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara) (form I)
2. order, command, instruction

   Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)

3. ordinance, decree
4. power, authority
5. (grammar) imperative

   لَام الْأَمْر ― lām al-ʔamr ― imperative lām

   Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)

6. (computing) a command

Declension

Declension of noun أَمْر (ʔamr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْر ʔamr	الْأَمْر al-ʔamr	أَمْر ʔamr
Nominative	أَمْرٌ ʔamrun	الْأَمْرُ al-ʔamru	أَمْرُ ʔamru
Accusative	أَمْرًا ʔamran	الْأَمْرَ al-ʔamra	أَمْرَ ʔamra
Genitive	أَمْرٍ ʔamrin	الْأَمْرِ al-ʔamri	أَمْرِ ʔamri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْرَيْن ʔamrayn	الْأَمْرَيْن al-ʔamrayn	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Nominative	أَمْرَانِ ʔamrāni	الْأَمْرَانِ al-ʔamrāni	أَمْرَا ʔamrā
Accusative	أَمْرَيْنِ ʔamrayni	الْأَمْرَيْنِ al-ʔamrayni	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Genitive	أَمْرَيْنِ ʔamrayni	الْأَمْرَيْنِ al-ʔamrayni	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوَامِر ʔawāmir	الْأَوَامِر al-ʔawāmir	أَوَامِر ʔawāmir
Nominative	أَوَامِرُ ʔawāmiru	الْأَوَامِرُ al-ʔawāmiru	أَوَامِرُ ʔawāmiru
Accusative	أَوَامِرَ ʔawāmira	الْأَوَامِرَ al-ʔawāmira	أَوَامِرَ ʔawāmira
Genitive	أَوَامِرَ ʔawāmira	الْأَوَامِرِ al-ʔawāmiri	أَوَامِرِ ʔawāmiri

Noun

أَمْر • (ʔamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʔumūr))

1. matter, affair, concern

Declension

Declension of noun أَمْر (ʔamr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْر ʔamr	الْأَمْر al-ʔamr	أَمْر ʔamr
Nominative	أَمْرٌ ʔamrun	الْأَمْرُ al-ʔamru	أَمْرُ ʔamru
Accusative	أَمْرًا ʔamran	الْأَمْرَ al-ʔamra	أَمْرَ ʔamra
Genitive	أَمْرٍ ʔamrin	الْأَمْرِ al-ʔamri	أَمْرِ ʔamri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْرَيْن ʔamrayn	الْأَمْرَيْن al-ʔamrayn	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Nominative	أَمْرَانِ ʔamrāni	الْأَمْرَانِ al-ʔamrāni	أَمْرَا ʔamrā
Accusative	أَمْرَيْنِ ʔamrayni	الْأَمْرَيْنِ al-ʔamrayni	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Genitive	أَمْرَيْنِ ʔamrayni	الْأَمْرَيْنِ al-ʔamrayni	أَمْرَيْ ʔamray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُمُور ʔumūr	الْأُمُور al-ʔumūr	أُمُور ʔumūr
Nominative	أُمُورٌ ʔumūrun	الْأُمُورُ al-ʔumūru	أُمُورُ ʔumūru
Accusative	أُمُورًا ʔumūran	الْأُمُورَ al-ʔumūra	أُمُورَ ʔumūra
Genitive	أُمُورٍ ʔumūrin	الْأُمُورِ al-ʔumūri	أُمُورِ ʔumūri

Derived terms

• سَفَاسِفُ الْأُمُورِ (safāsifu l-ʔumūri)

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 • (ʔamarr) (feminine مُرَّى (murrā))

1. Template:elative of:
   1. firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
2. Template:elative of:
   1. bitterer; bitterest
   2. more severe; most severe
   3. sharper; sharpest
   4. more painful; most painful

Declension

Declension of adjective أَمَرّ (ʔamarr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمَرّ ʔamarr	الْأَمَرّ al-ʔamarr	مُرَّى murrā	الْمُرَّى al-murrā
Nominative	أَمَرُّ ʔamarru	الْأَمَرُّ al-ʔamarru	مُرَّى murrā	الْمُرَّى al-murrā
Accusative	أَمَرَّ ʔamarra	الْأَمَرَّ al-ʔamarra	مُرَّى murrā	الْمُرَّى al-murrā
Genitive	أَمَرَّ ʔamarra	الْأَمَرِّ al-ʔamarri	مُرَّى murrā	الْمُرَّى al-murrā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمَرَّيْن ʔamarrayn	الْأَمَرَّيْن al-ʔamarrayn	مُرَّيَيْن murrayayn	الْمُرَّيَيْن al-murrayayn
Nominative	أَمَرَّانِ ʔamarrāni	الْأَمَرَّانِ al-ʔamarrāni	مُرَّيَانِ murrayāni	الْمُرَّيَانِ al-murrayāni
Accusative	أَمَرَّيْنِ ʔamarrayni	الْأَمَرَّيْنِ al-ʔamarrayni	مُرَّيَيْنِ murrayayni	الْمُرَّيَيْنِ al-murrayayni
Genitive	أَمَرَّيْنِ ʔamarrayni	الْأَمَرَّيْنِ al-ʔamarrayni	مُرَّيَيْنِ murrayayni	الْمُرَّيَيْنِ al-murrayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُرَّيَات murrayāt	الْمُرَّيَات al-murrayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُرَّيَاتٌ murrayātun	الْمُرَّيَاتُ al-murrayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُرَّيَاتٍ murrayātin	الْمُرَّيَاتِ al-murrayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُرَّيَاتٍ murrayātin	الْمُرَّيَاتِ al-murrayāti

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

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.mar/

Verb

أمر • (ʔamar) I (present بؤمر (boʔmor), subjunctive يؤمر (yoʔmor))

1. to order, to command

Conjugation

Conjugation of أمر (ʔamar)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	أمرت (ʔamart)	أمرت (ʔamart)	أمر (ʔamar)		أمرنا (ʔamarna)	أمرتو (ʔamartu)	أمرو (ʔamaru)
	f		أمرتي (ʔamarti)	أمرت (ʔamrat)
present	m	بأمر (baʔmor)	بتأمر (btoʔmor)	بأمر (boʔmor)		منأمر (mnoʔmor)	بتأمرو (btoʔmoru)	بأمرو (boʔmoru)
	f		بتأمري (btoʔmori)	بتأمر (btoʔmor)
subjunctive	m	أأمر (ʔaʔmor)	تأمر (toʔmor)	يأمر (yoʔmor)		نأمر (noʔmor)	تأمرو (toʔmoru)	يأمرو (yoʔmoru)
	f		تأمري (toʔmori)	تأمر (toʔmor)
imperative	m		اأمر (oʔmor)				اأمرو (oʔmoru)
	f		اأمري (oʔmori)