אמר

Aramaic

Verb

אֲמַר • (ʾamar)

  1. to say, to pronounce
    • בראשית רבה ע, טז
      [כט, יז] "וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת", אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to command

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־מ־ר (ʾ-m-r)

Cognate to Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, to command).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. to say, tell
  2. to intend
  3. to mean
    זה אומר שהיא בסדר
    ze omér shehí beséder
    It means she's fine

Usage notes

  • The infinitive לאמור / לֵאמֹר is mainly biblical.
  • In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the future, and imperative forms of this verb are not used; the corresponding forms of הִגִּיד are used instead.

Conjugation

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References

Noun

אֹמֶר • ('ómer) m

  1. defective spelling of אומר

Proper noun

אִמֵּר • (imér) m

  1. (archaic) a male given name
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