# أمر
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

Cognate to Hebrew אמר (amár, “to say”). Compare also Ugaritic 𐎀𐎎𐎗 (ảmr) and Akkadian 𒀀𒈠𒀀𒀸 (amārum, “to see, to watch”).

#### Verb

أَمَرَ • (ʔamara) I (non-past يَأْمُرُ (yaʔmuru), verbal noun أَمْر (ʔamr))
* to order, to command, to bid, to instruct
* to commission, to charge, to entrust

##### Conjugation

$^1$Used especially with a clitic such as فَ (fa) or وَ (wa).

##### Antonyms

* نَهَى (nahā)

##### Descendants

* Maltese: amar

#### Verb

أَمَرَ or أَمُرَ • (ʔamara or ʔamura) I (non-past يَأْمُرُ (yaʔmuru), verbal noun إِمَارَة (ʔimāra)) أَمِرَ • (ʔamira) I (non-past يَأْمَرُ (yaʔmaru), verbal noun أَمْر (ʔamr) or أَمَر (ʔamar) or إِمَارَة (ʔimāra))
* to become an emir

##### Conjugation

$^1$Used especially with a clitic such as فَ (fa) or وَ (wa).
$^1$Used especially with a clitic such as فَ (fa) or وَ (wa).

##### References

* Wehr, Hans (1979) “أمر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
* “أمر” in Almaany

#### Verb

أَمِرَ • (ʔamira) I (non-past يَأْمَرُ (yaʔmaru), verbal noun أَمَر (ʔamar) or أَمَرَة (ʔamara) or أُمَارَة (ʔumāra)) (intransitive)
* to grow, to become abundant (of a thing)
* to become wealthy (of a person)
* to become urgent (of an issue)

##### Conjugation

$^1$Used especially with a clitic such as فَ (fa) or وَ (wa).

##### References

* “أمر” in Almaany

### 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))
* to invest with authority, to make an emir

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

أَمْر • (ʔamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أَوَامِر (ʔawāmir))
* verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara) (form I)
* order, command, instruction
    Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)
* ordinance, decree
* power, authority
* (grammar) imperative
    Antonym: نَهْي (nahy)
    لَام الْأَمْر ― lām al-ʔamr ― imperative lām
* (computing) a command

##### Hyponyms

* (verbal noun of أَمَرَ (ʔamara)): أُولُي الْأَمْرْ (ʔūluy al-ʔamr)

#### Noun

أَمْر • (ʔamr) m (dual أَمْرَانِ (ʔamrāni), plural أُمُور (ʔumūr))
* matter, affair, concern
* thing(?), something(?)
    وجمال الأشخاص هو أمر يؤثّر بالمشاعر ويولّد الانجذاب نحو الآخرين.The beauty of people is something that affects feelings and generates attraction

##### Derived terms

* سَفَاسِفُ الْأُمُورِ (safāsifu l-ʔumūri)

##### Descendants

* → Afar: ámri
* → Ottoman Turkish: امر (emir)
** Turkish: emir
* → Persian: امر (amr)
** → Azerbaijani: əmr
** → Urdu: اَمْر (amr)
* → Swahili: amri

### Etymology 4

Elative of مُرّ (murr, “bitter, severe, sharp, painful”) and مَرِير (marīr, “firm, strong”).

#### Adjective

أَمَرّ • (ʔamarr) (feminine مُرَّى (murrā))
* elative degree of مَرِير (marīr):
** firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
* elative degree of مُرّ (murr):
** bitterer; bitterest
** more severe; most severe
** sharper; sharpest
** more painful; most painful

##### 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

أمر (form I)
* أَمُرُّ (ʔamurru) /ʔa.mur.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)
* أَمُرَّ (ʔamurra) /ʔa.mur.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
* أَمُرِّ (ʔamurri) /ʔa.mur.ri/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
* أَمَرُّ (ʔamarru) /ʔa.mar.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَرَّ (marra)
* أَمَرَّ (ʔamarra) /ʔa.mar.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of مَرَّ (marra)
* أَمَرِّ (ʔamarri) /ʔa.mar.ri/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَرَّ (marra)

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔa.mar/, [ˈʔɑ.mɑrˤ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

أمر • (ʔamar) I (present بؤمر (boʔmor))
* to order, to command