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أمر

“أمر” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to order, to command, to bid, to instruct
  2. to commission, to charge, to entrust
  3. to become an emir
  4. to grow, to become abundant (of a thing)
  5. to become wealthy (of a person)
  6. to become urgent (of an issue)
  7. to invest with authority, to make an emir

noun

  1. order, command, instruction
  2. ordinance, decree
  3. power, authority
  4. imperative
  5. a command
  6. an instruction
  7. a prompt
  8. matter, affair, concern

adjective

  1. elative degree of مَرِير (marīr)
  2. firmer, stronger; firmest, strongest
  3. bitterer; bitterest
  4. more severe; most severe
  5. sharper; sharpest

Etymology

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

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