أَمَرَهُ

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أَمَرَهُI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun أَمْرٌ and إِمَارٌ, which latter, however, is disapproved by MF, and إِيمَارٌ is syn. therewith, but this also is disapproved by MF, and deemed by him strange, [being by rule the Verbal.Noun of , respecting which see what follows,] and آمِرَةٌ, which is one of the inf. ns. [or quasiinf. ns.] of the measure فَاعِلَةٌ, like عَافِيَةٌ and عَاقِبَةٌ, He commanded him; ordered him; bade him; enjoined him; the Verbal.Noun signifying the contr. of نَهْىٌ; as also , mentioned by A'Obeyd also as a dial. var. of أمَرَهُ: but A'Obeyd says that آمَرْتُهُ and أَمرْتُهُ are syn. [in a sense different from that explained above, i. e.] as meaning كَثَّرْتُهُ. You say, أَمَرَهُ بِهِ, and أَمَرَهُ إِيَّاهُ, suppressing the prep., He commanded, ordered, bade, or enjoined, him to do it. And أمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ, and لِتَفْعَلَ, and بِأنْ تَفْعَلَ, I commanded, ordered, bade, or enjoined, thee to do [such a thing]. [And أَمَرَهُ بِكَذَا as meaning He commanded him, or ordered him, to make use of such a thing; or the like: whence, in a trad.,] أُمِرْتُ بِالسِّوَاكِ [I have been commanded to make use of the tooth-stick]. [And He enjoined him such a thing; as, for instance, patience.] The imperative of أَمَرَ is مُرْ; originally اؤْمُرْ; which also occurs [with وَ in the place of ؤ when the ا is pronounced with damm]: but [generally] when it is not preceded by a conjunction, i. e., by وَ or فَ, you suppress the ء, [i. e. the radical ء, and with it the conjunctive ا preceding it,] contr. to rule, and say, مُرْهُ بِكَذَا [Command, or order, or bid, or enjoin, thou him to do such a thing]; like as you say, كُلْ and خُذْ: when, however, it is preceded by a conjunction, the practice commonly obtaining is, to restore the وَأْمُرْ بِكَذَا, agreeably with analogy, and thus to say, أَمُرْ بِكَذَا.
2 [You say also, أَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ He gave an order respecting him, and accordingly he was slain. And أَمَرَ لَهُ بِكَذَا He ordered that such a thing should be done, or given, to him.]
3 In the Kur [xvii. 17], أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا فِيهَا, so accord. to most of the readers, means We commanded [its luxurious inhabitants] to obey, but they transgressed therein, or departed from the right way, or disobeyed: so says Aboo-Is-hák; adding that, although one says, أَمَرتُ زَيْدًا فَضَرَبَ عَمْرًا, meaning I commanded Zeyd to beat 'Amr, and he beat him, yet one also says, أَمَرْتُكَ فَعَصَيْتَنِى [I commanded thee, but thou disobeyedst me]: or, accord. to some, the meaning is, We multiplied its luxurious inhabitants; and this is agreeable with another reading, namely, ; and a reading of El-Hasan, namely, أَمِرْنَا, like عَلِمْنَا, may be a dial. var., of the same signification: see 4, in two places: or it may be from الإِمَارَةُ; [in which case it seems that we should read ; or, perhaps, أَمَرْنَا: see 2:] Abu-l-'Áliyeh reads , and this is agreeable with the explanation of I'Ab, who says that the meaning is, We made its chiefs to have authority, power, or dominion.
4 أَمَرَهُ, Present.T ـُ also signifies He commanded, ordered, bade, or enjoined, him to do that which it behooved him to do. [He counselled, or advised, him.] One says, مُرْنِى, meaning Counsel thou me; advise thou me.
5 أَمَرَ بِاقْتِنَاصٍ, said of a wild animal, means He rendered the beholder desirous of capturing him.

def.2 أَمَرَ, Present.T ـُ; and أَمُرَ, Present.T ـُ; and أَمِرَ, Present.T ـَ; Verbal.Noun أَمْرٌ and إِمْرَةٌ and إِمَارَةٌ; or the second is a simple subst.; or perhaps it is meant in the S that this and the third are quasi-inf. ns.; He had, or held, command; he presided as a commander, governor, lord, prince, or king; he became an أَمِير; عَلَى القَوْمِ over the people. [See also 5.] أَمَرَ فُلَانٌ وَأُمِرَ عَلَيْهِ, or عليه, [Such a one has held command and been commanded,] is said of one who has been a commander, or governor, after having been a subject of a commander, or governor; meaning such a one is a person of experience; or one who has been tried, or proved and strengthened, by experience.

def.3 أَمَرَهُ as syn. with آمَرَهُ: see 4.

def.4 أَمِرَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَمَرٌ and أَمْرَة; (M, K, TA; the latter written in the CK اَمْرَة;) and أمُرَ, Present.T ـَ; It multiplied; or became many, or much, or abundant; and became complete.
2 And the former, His beasts multiplied; or became many; [as also آمر ; for you say,] آمر بَنُو فُلَانٍ, Verbal.Noun إِيمَارٌ, The property, or camels or the like, of the sons of such a one multiplied; or became many, or abundant.

def.5 أَمِرَ الأَمْرُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَمَرٌ, The affair, or case, became severe, distressful, grievous, or afflictive.

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