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أمّرهُ

Root: امر

Form: 2

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أمّرهُII , Verbal.Noun تَأْمِيرٌ, He made him, or appointed him, commander, governor, lord, prince, or king. [And it seems to be indicated in the S that أَمَرَهُ , without teshdeed, signifies the same.] See 1, in three places. You say also, أُمِّرَعَلَيْنَا He was made, or appointed, commander, &c., over us.
2 Also He appointed him judge, or umpire.
3 أمّر القَنَاةَ He affixed a spear-head to the cane or spear. [See also the pass. part. n., below.]
4 أمّرأَمَارَةٍ He made [a thing] a sign, or mark, to show the way.
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