امر

See also: آمر, أمر, and إمر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Noun

امر • (emr, emir)

1. order, command
2. decree
3. affair, matter

Related terms

• امیر (emir)

Descendants

• Turkish: emir

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “emir 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “امر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 145b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔamɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæmɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔämɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	amr
Dari reading?	amr
Iranian reading?	amr
Tajik reading?	amr

Noun

امر • (amr) (plural امور (omur))

1. affair, matter, business

Noun

امر • (amr) (plural اوامر (avâmer))

1. order, command
   • c. 1260, Rumi, “4:578”, in The Masnavi:

     آفتاب از امر حق طباخ ماست، ابلهی باشد که گوییم او خداست.

     âftâb az amr-e haqq tabbâx-e mâ-st, ablahi bâšad ke guyim u xodâ-st.

     by the order of Truth [i.e. God], the Sun is our cook; it would be folly if we say it is God.

   Synonym: دستور (dastur)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əmr

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian امر (amr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əmɾ/

Noun

اَمْر • (amr) m (Hindi spelling अम्र)

1. affair, matter, transaction, business
2. command, order
3. point, fact, case, thing
4. permission, allowance

References

• “امر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “امر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.