Arabic vocabulary
مَأْمُورٌcommanded in Arabic
مَأْمُورٌ is how you say “commanded” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root أ م ر (ʾ-m-r)noun/adjective (passive participle of Form I)Pronounced maʾmūr
Meaning of commanded in Arabic
- commanded, ordered — passive participle of أَمَرَ 'to command'; denotes one who has been given an order
- bidden, enjoined to do something
Formed by prefixing م to the root on the maf'ūl (passive-participle) pattern of أَمَرَ, so it names the person or thing that receives the order rather than the one giving it. It pairs naturally with a following بِ-phrase naming what was commanded, mirroring the verb's own أَمَرَهُ بِهِ construction.
Words from the same root
- أَمَرَto command, order, bid
- أَمْرٌa command; also affair, matter
- أَمِيرٌcommander, prince, ruler
- إِمَارَةٌthe holding of command; emirate
- أمّرَto appoint someone as commander
Common questions
- How do you say "commanded" in Arabic?
- مَأْمُورٌ (maʾmūr).
- What is the root of مأمور and what does it mean?
- It comes from the root أ م ر (ʾ-m-r), 'to command, order, enjoin' — the same root behind أَمْرٌ (command) and أَمِيرٌ (commander).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَالْعَبْدُ مَأْمُورٌ بِمُلازَمَةِ الأَدَبِ
And the servant is commanded to adhere to proper manners.
مَأْمُورٌ — is commanded. 'ma'mur' = 'one who is ordered' (a passive describing word), so '(is) commanded'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →
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