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آمِر
commander /ˈʔaː.mir/
nounB2#3696 most common
Also: commanding officer, one who commands, superior (in authority)
Example sentences
هو آمِرٌ عادلٌ.
He is a fair commander.
أبي آمِرُ الفرقةِ العسكريةِ.
My father is the commander of the military unit.
أصبح آمِرًا لهذه السريةِ منذ عامٍ.
He became commander of this company a year ago.
يُعرف بأنه الآمِر الناهي في الشركة.
He's known as the one who calls all the shots in the company.
عُيِّن آمِرًا للفوجِ بعد سنواتٍ من الخدمةِ المتميزةِ.
He was appointed commander of the battalion after years of distinguished service.
لا يجرؤ أحدٌ على مخالفةِ أوامرِ الآمِرِ العامِ للقواتِ.
No one dares disobey the orders of the commander-in-chief of the forces.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | آمِرٌ | آمِرُونَ |
| Genitive | آمِرٍ | آمِرِينَ |
| Accusative | آمِرًا | آمِرِينَ |
| Vocative | يا آمِرُ | يا آمِرُونَ |
Word family
أَمَرَto command, order
أَمْرorder, command, matterأَمِيرprince, emirمَأْمُورsubordinate, officialإمارةemirate, principality
Etymology
آمِر comes from the triliteral Semitic root ء-م-ر (ʔ-m-r), meaning to command or order. It is the active participle, built on the فاعل (fāʿil) pattern that turns a root into 'one who does the action.' The same root gives Arabic أَمْر (order, matter) and أَمِير (prince, emir), so آمِر is a close relative of a word already familiar in English.
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