Arabic vocabulary

تَأْمُرُcommand in Arabic

تَأْمُرُ is how you say “command” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فيقولون فما تأمرنا؟
They will say, "What do you command us to do?"
تَأْمُرُنَا — do you command us to do. A present verb 'command' with '-na' = 'us' as object — 'what do you command us?'. The subject 'you' is in the verb. So they ask Satan for orders.
From: The Return of Jesus →
تَأْمُرُ بِهِ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ مِنْ عِنْدَهَا
She instructs him about it until he asks from her.
تَأْمُرُ — she instructs. A present-tense verb with a built-in 'she' subject, 'she would direct/command'. Read against the surrounding past narration it carries a habitual flavour, describing the mother's recurring way of signalling her wants. It leans on the prepositional phrase after it to name what she directed him about.
From: Mothers and the Companions →

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