amri

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamri/, [ˈʔʌmɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: am‧ri

Noun

ámri m (plural amritté f)

1. command, order

Declension

Declension of ámri
absolutive	ámri
predicative	ámri
subjective	amrí
genitive	amrí
Postpositioned forms l-case ámril k-case ámrik t-case ámrit h-case ámrih

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “àmri”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

amri (n class, plural amri)

1. a command or order

   kutoa amri ― to give a command

2. authority or rule of law

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -amrisha (“to order”)
  • Passive: -amriwa (“to be ordered”)

Related terms

• -amuru (“to command, to order”)