אמר
Aramaic
Verb
אֲמַר • (ʾamar)
Related terms
Hebrew
Pronunciation
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Verb
אָמַר • (amár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לוֹמַר or לאמור / לֵאמֹר, future יֹאמַר, passive counterpart נֶאֱמַר, Biblical Hebrew pausal form אָמָר) (transitive, intransitive)
- to say, tell
- Tanach, 1 Kings 18:14, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְעַתָּה אַתָּה אֹמֵר לֵךְ אֱמֹר לַאדֹנֶיךָ הִנֵּה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַהֲרָגָנִי
- v'atá atá omér lech emór ladonécha hiné eliyáhu vaharagáni
- And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
- to intend
- to mean
- זה אומר שהיא בסדר
- ze omér shehí beséder
- It means she's fine
Usage notes
- The infinitive לאמור / לֵאמֹר is mainly biblical.
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the future, and imperative forms of this verb are not used; the corresponding forms of הִגִּיד are used instead.
Conjugation
Conjugation of אָמַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms | |||||
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | אָמַרְתִּי | אָמַרְנוּ | ||
second | אָמַרְתָּ | אָמַרְתְּ | אֲמַרְתֶּם1 | אֲמַרְתֶּן1 | |
third | אָמַר | אָמְרָה | אָמְרוּ | ||
present | אוֹמֵר | אוֹמֶרֶת | אוֹמְרִים | אוֹמְרוֹת | |
future | first | אומר / אֹמַר | נֹאמַר | ||
second | תֹּאמַר | תֹּאמְרִי | תֹּאמְרוּ | תֹּאמַרְנָה2 | |
third | יֹאמַר | תֹּאמַר | יֹאמְרוּ | תֹּאמַרְנָה2 | |
imperative | אמור / אֱמֹר | אִמְרִי | אִמְרוּ | אמורנה / אֱמֹרְנָה2 | |
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Related terms
- אִמְרָה (“saying, adage”)
References
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