ʾ m r
39 lemmas · 7 languages
hamzatedContains ʾ (glottal stop) in position 1 or 3. Glottal stops assimilate or elide in many inflections, producing irregular surface forms.T Gen.3.1
Themes:say·7lamb·5emir·3aries·2nouns·2
POS shape:noun·18verb·12adj·4name·4phrase·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*ʾ-m-rProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎀𐎎𐎗𐎀 𐎎 𐎗— to see
Canaanite
Hebrewאָמַרא מ ר— to say, tell
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicאֲמַרא מ ר— to say, to pronounce
Syriacܐܡܪܐ ܡ ܪ— to say
Assyrian NAܡܵܪܐ ܡ ܪ— construct state singular of ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā) Used with nouns to form occupational adjectives and nouns, as well as possession
Arabic
Arabicآمِرء م ر— emir/amir, commander
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicእምብርትአ መ ረ— navel
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 4 lemmas- to seeCognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒈠𒀀𒀸 (amārum, “to see”) and Biblical Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar, “to say”).
- lambCompare Akkadian 𒇻 (immerum), Arabic إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”) and Aramaic אִמְּרָא (ʾimmərā).
- blessed
- Amorite land
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 4 lemmas- to say, to pronounce
▸ 1 derivation
- relatedאֲמוֹרָא
- lambCompare Akkadian 𒇻 (immerum), Arabic إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎎𐎗 (ỉmr, “lamb”).
- AriesCompare Akkadian 𒇻 (immerum), Arabic إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎎𐎗 (ỉmr, “lamb”).
- administrator of financesFrom earlier 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡋𐡀 (hmrklʾ) (Qumran), from Official Aramaic 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡓𐡀 (hmrkrʾ), from Old Persian *hammārakarah.
Classical Syriac
syc · 6 lemmas- to sayCompare Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).
- speech, oration, dictionFrom the root ܐ ܡ ܪ related to saying. Compare Hebrew מַאֲמָר (maʾămār).
- absolute singular of ܐܡܪܐ
- lambFrom Akkadian 𒇻 (UDU /immeru/).
- Aries (constellation and zodiac sign)From Akkadian 𒇻 (UDU /immeru/).
- lambܐܡܪܐ (ʾemmərā, ʾemrā) + -ܬܐ (-tā).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- construct state singular of ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā) Used with nouns to form occupational adjectives and nouns, as well as possessionLiterally, “owner of”, construct state of ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā, “owner”). The usage of this word and similar forms to form adjectives and nouns is found in other Aramaic dialects and is cognate to Classical Syriac ܡܵܪܹܐ (“mārē”).
- say, tellIrregular and original imperative of the verb ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr, “to say, to tell”). Also in Classical Syriac ܡܲܪ (mar) and Turoyo ܡܱܪ (mär). Largely replaced by the regular imperative form 12ō3, i.e. ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ (mōr).
- to sayFrom Aramaic אֲמַר (ʾămar); cognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara) and Hebrew אָמַר (ʾāmar).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܡܐܲܡܸܪmˀammir
- it seems that…, it appears that…, you would say regarding X…
- equipment, device, appliances, outfit, gear, rigOf the noun pattern 1a22ū3ā.
- emirBorrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr)
▸ 3 derivations
- derivedܐܲܡܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐamīrūṯā
- derivedܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܡܗܘܼܝܡܢܹ̈ܐamīrā dmhūymnē
- derivedܐܲܡܝܼܪ ܝܲܡܵܐamīr yammā
- sentence, predicateLearned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܐܡܪܐ; compare Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár).
- articleFeminine counterpart of ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ (mēmrā, “sentence”) denoting corresponding abstract concept.
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- to say, tellCognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).
▸ 1 derivation
- relatedאִמְרָה
- defective spelling of אומרCognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).
- a male given nameCognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אמר (amár).
- supposed to, meant to, should, believed
- will say: third-person masculine singular future of אָמַר
- will be said: third-person masculine singular future of נאמר
- article (relatively short written theoretical work)
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- emir/amir, commanderDerived from the active participle of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to order, to command”).
- dictatorial, domineering, imperiousDerived from the active participle of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to order, to command”).
- to order, to command, to bid, to instructCognate to Hebrew אמר (amár, “to say”). Compare also Ugaritic 𐎀𐎎𐎗 (ảmr) and Akkadian 𒀀𒈠𒀀𒀸 (amārum, “to see, to watch”).
- to invest with authority, to make an emirCausative of أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to become an emir”) and أَمُرَ (ʔamura, “(same)”).
- lambFrom Aramaic אִימְּרָא / אִמְּרָא (ʾimmərā) / ܐܶܡܪܳܐ (ʾemmərā, “lamb”), absolute state אִימַּר / אִמַּר (ʾimmar) / ܐܶܡܱܪ (ʾemmar), from Akkadian 𒇻 (immerum, “sheep”). Note also an Aramaic diminutive having been borrowed as Arabic عَمْرُوسَة (ʕamrūsa, “small lamb”), and the transferred semantics being mirrored in Old…
- afflictive, grave, abominable
- princeFrom ء م ر (ʔ m r), meaning to command, to order.
▸ 4 derivations
- derivedأمير البحر
- derivedأَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِينʔamīr al-muʔminīn
- derivedأَمِير حَرْبʔamīr ḥarb
- derivedإِمَارَةʔimāra
- to come to power
Amharic
am · 1 lemma- navel