amar

See also: Amar, amâr, åmar, ämar, and ämār

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin amārus. Compare Romanian amar.

Adjective

amar (feminine amarã)

  1. bitter

Assan

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar (“small embankment, pit”).

Noun

amar

  1. hill

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amāre. First attested in the 12th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amí, past participle amat)

  1. (transitive) to love, have great affection for, care about
    Synonym: estimar

Usage notes
  • Amar is usually used in poetic contexts. The verb estimar is much more common.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar (first conjugation)
infinitive amar
gerund amant
past participle masculine feminine
singular amat amada
plural amats amades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present amo ames ama amem ameu amen
imperfect amava amaves amava amàvem amàveu amaven
future amaré amaràs amarà amarem amareu amaran
preterite amí amares amà amàrem amàreu amaren
conditional amaria amaries amaria amaríem amaríeu amarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present ami amis ami amem ameu amin
imperfect amés amessis amés améssim améssiu amessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — ama ami amem ameu amin
negative (no) — no amis no ami no amem no ameu no amin

References
  1. “amar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amāre.

Verb

amar (ORB)

  1. to love
    Je t'âmo ― I love you.
  2. to like
    Il âme bien regardar la télévision lo sêr. ― He likes to watch TV in the evening.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of amar
simple compound
infinitive amar avêr amâ
gerund ament avêr amâ
auxiliary verb avêr
past participle masculine feminine
singular amâ amâye
plural amâs amâyes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative jo (j') tu (t') il/elli nos vos ils
present âmo âmes âme amens amâds âmont
imperfect amâvo amâves amâve amâvans amâvâds amâvant
preterite amé amés amat amens, amérens amétes améront
future ameré amerés amerat amerens ameréds ameront
conditional amerê amerês amerêt amerans amerâds amerant
compound tenses present perfect present indicative of avêr + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avêr + past participle
past anterior preterite indicative of avêr + past participle
future perfect future indicative of avêr + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avêr + past participle
subjunctive que je (j') que te (t') qu'il/el que nos que vos qu'ils/els
present âmo âmes âme amens amâds âmont
imperfect amésso amésses amésse améssens amésséds améssont
compound tenses past present subjunctive of avêr + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avêr + past participle
imperative — te — nos vos —
âma amens amâds

References
  • aimer in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • amar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin amārus.

Adjective

amar

  1. bitter
  2. sour

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “bitter”): dolç

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre.

Verb

amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amei, past participle amado)

  1. to love

Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(ti)		 Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal amar
Personal amar amares amar amarmos amardes amaren
Gerund
amando
Past participle
Masculine amado amados
Feminine amada amadas
Indicative
Present amo amas ama amamos amades aman
Imperfect amaba amabas amaba amabamos amabades amaban
Preterite amei amaches amou amamos amastes amaron
Pluperfect amara amaras amara amaramos amarades amaran
Future amarei amarás amará amaremos amaredes amarán
Conditional amaría amarías amaría amariamos amariades amarían
Subjunctive
Present ame ames ame amemos amedes amen
Imperfect amase amases amase amásemos amásedes amasen
Future amar amares amar amarmos amardes amaren
Imperative
Affirmative ama ame amemos amade amen
Negative (non) non ames non ame non amemos non amedes non amen
    Reintegrated conjugation of amar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(ti / tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal amar
Personal amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem
Gerund
amando
Past participle
Masculine amado amados
Feminine amada amadas
Indicative
Present amo amas ama amamos amades, amais amam
Imperfect amava amavas amava amávamos amávades, amáveis, amávais1 amavam
Preterite amei amaste, amache1 amou amamos amastes amárom, amaram
Pluperfect amara amaras amara amáramos amárades, amáreis, amárais1 amaram
Future amarei amarás amará amaremos amaredes, amareis amarám, amarão
Conditional amaria amarias amaria amaríamos amaríades, amaríeis, amaríais1 amariam
Subjunctive
Present ame ames ame amemos amedes, ameis amem
Imperfect amasse amasses amasse amássemos amássedes, amásseis amassem
Future amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem
Imperative
Affirmative ama ame amemos amade, amai amem
Negative (nom) nom ames nom ame nom amemos nom amedes, nom ameis nom amem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto ami, from French aimer, Spanish amar, Italian amare, all ultimately from Latin amō (“I love”).

Verb

amar (present tense amas, past tense amis, future tense amos, imperative amez, conditional amus)

  1. (transitive) to love: to like (very much), care for, have affection for, cherish
    Me amas mea patri. ― I love my parents.
    El amis tua libro. ― She loved your book.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar
present past future
infinitive amar amir amor
tense amas amis amos
conditional amus
imperative amez
adjective active participle amanta aminta amonta
adverbial active participle amante aminte amonte
nominal active participle singular amanto aminto amonto
plural amanti aminti amonti
adjective passive participle amata amita amota
adverbial passive participle amate amite amote
nominal passive participle singular amato amito amoto
plural amati amiti amoti

Derived terms
  • amado (“loving”)
  • amanta, amoza, amema (“loving”)
  • amanto (“lover”)
  • amata, amato (“beloved”)
  • amegata (“darling”)
  • aminda (“loveable; kind”)
  • amindeso (“lovableness; kindness”)
  • amo (“love”)
  • pro amo a deo (“for the love of God, for God's sake”)

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay amar, from Classical Malay امر (amar), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamar/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mar

Noun

amar (first-person possessive amarku, second-person possessive amarmu, third-person possessive amarnya)

  1. order
    Synonyms: perintah, suruhan

Derived terms

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology 1

From Latin amāre.

Verb

amar

  1. to love, have great affection for.
  2. to like, to be fond of.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar
infinitive amar
participle present perfect
amante amate
active simple perfect
present ama ha amate
past amava habeva amate
future amara habera amate
conditional amarea haberea amate
imperative ama
passive simple perfect
present es amate ha essite amate
past esseva amate habeva essite amate
future essera amate habera essite amate
conditional esserea amate haberea essite amate
imperative sia amate

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus, Italian amaro, Romanian amar. Compare Spanish amargo, Catalan amarg, Esperanto amara.

Adjective

amar (comparative plus amar, superlative le plus amar)

  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)
Synonyms

Italian

Verb

amar (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of amare

Anagrams

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar (“small embankment, pit”).

Noun

amar

  1. small pit

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin amāre.

Verb

amar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמאר)

  1. to love

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian amaro, from Latin amarus.

Verb

amar

  1. bitter

Maltese
Root
’-m-r
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.mar/

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara). An obsolete word that was revived by purists in the early 20th century on the basis of early Maltese sources.

Verb

amar (imperfect jamar)

  1. (archaic, literary, puristic) to command; to order; to decree
    Synonym: (usual) ordna
Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m amart amart amar amarna amartu amru
f amret
imperfect m namar tamar jamar namru tamru jamru
f amar
imperative tamru amru

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Noun

amar m (plural amajjar)

  1. order, command, decree

Occitan

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin amārus.

Adjective

amar m (feminine singular amara, masculine plural amars, feminine plural amaras)

  1. acrid

Etymology 2

From the Classical norm aimar, from Old Occitan amar, from Latin amāre.

Verb

amar

  1. (Mistralian) Alternative form of aimar

Old Catalan

Etymology

From Latin amārus.

Adjective

amar (feminine amara, masculine plural amars, feminine plural amaras)

  1. bitter

References
  • “amar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amāre (“to love”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

amar

  1. to love

Conjugation
    Conjugation of amar
infinitive simple amar
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund simple amando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine amado amada
feminine amados amadas
present participle amante amantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
simple
tenses		 present amo amas ama amamos amades amam3, aman4
imperfect amava amavas amava amavamos amavades amavam3, amavan4
preterite amei amaste3, amasche4 amou amamos amastes amarom3, amaron4
pluperfect amara amaras amara amaramos amarades amaram3, amaran4
future amarei amarás amará amaremos amaredes amarám3, amarán4
conditional amaría amarías amaría amariamos amariades amaríam3, amarían4
compound
tenses		 present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
simple
tenses		 present ame ames ame amemos amedes amem3, amen4
preterite amasse amasses amasse amássemos amássedes amassem3, amassen4
future amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem3, amaren4
compound
tenses		 present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 —
affirmative — ama ame amemos amade —
negative — non ames non ame non amemos non amedes —
personal infinitive eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem3, amaren4

1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

3 Less common in Galicia

4 Less common in Portugal

    Descendants
    • Galician: amar
    • Portuguese: amar

    Further reading

    Old Irish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *amarom (“wailing, crying”); compare Welsh afar (“lamentation”).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ˈaṽar/

    Noun

    amar n

    1. wailing, moaning
    2. song, singing
      Synonyms: cepóc, cétal, dúan, dúchann, laíd, od

    Inflection
    Neuter o-stem
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative amarN amarN amarL, amra
    Vocative amarN amarN amarL, amra
    Accusative amarN amarN amarL, amra
    Genitive amairL amar amarN
    Dative amarL amraib amraib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

    Descendants

    Mutation
    Old Irish mutation
    RadicalLenitionNasalization
    amar unchanged n-amar
    Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
    possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

    Further reading

    Old Occitan

    Etymology

    From Latin amāre.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /aˈmaɾ/

    Verb

    amar

    1. to love
      • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:
        Ma dona m’assai’ e·m prueva, / Quossi de qual guiza l’am [...].
        My lady tries to tempt me to find out how much I love her.

    Descendants

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre.

    Pronunciation
     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma(ʁ)/ [aˈma(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈma(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈma(ʁ)/ [aˈma(χ)]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma(ɻ)/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈmaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈma.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: a‧mar

    Verb

    amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amei, past participle amado)

    1. (transitive) to love, to have great affection for
      Graças a você, agora nos conhecemos, nos casamos e nos amamos.
      Thanks to you, now we met, we married and we love each other.
    2. (intransitive) to have the ability to love, to feel love
      Pobre homem, em todos esses oitenta anos nunca amou de verdade.
      Poor man, in all those eighty years, he never really loved.

    Conjugation
        Conjugation of amar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
    Singular Plural
    First-person
    (eu)    		 Second-person
    (tu)    		 Third-person
    (ele / ela / você)    		 First-person
    (nós)    		 Second-person
    (vós)    		 Third-person
    (eles / elas / vocês)
    Infinitive
    Impersonal amar
    Personal amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem
    Gerund
    amando
    Past participle
    Masculine amado amados
    Feminine amada amadas
    Indicative
    Present amo amas ama amamos amais amam
    Imperfect amava amavas amava amávamos amáveis amavam
    Preterite amei amaste amou amamos1, amámos2 amastes amaram
    Pluperfect amara amaras amara amáramos amáreis amaram
    Future amarei amarás amará amaremos amareis amarão
    Conditional amaria amarias amaria amaríamos amaríeis amariam
    Subjunctive
    Present ame ames ame amemos ameis amem
    Imperfect amasse amasses amasse amássemos amásseis amassem
    Future amar amares amar amarmos amardes amarem
    Imperative
    Affirmative ama ame amemos amai amem
    Negative (não) não ames não ame não amemos não ameis não amem

    1Brazilian Portuguese.
    2European Portuguese.

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Latin amārus (“bitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (“to be hot”).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /aˈmar/
    • Audio(file)

    Adjective

    amar m or n (feminine singular amară, masculine plural amari, feminine and neuter plural amare)

    1. (of food) bitter, rancid
    2. (of a person) bitter, rude

    Declension
    Declension of amar
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative/
    accusative     		indefinite amar amară amari amare
    definite amarul amara amarii amarele
    genitive/
    dative     		indefinite amar amare amari amare
    definite amarului amarei amarelor amarilor

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Scottish Gaelic

    Etymology

    From Old Irish ommar (“trough for holding water”).

    Noun

    amar m (genitive singular amair, plural amaran)

    1. basin, pool, bath
    2. tank, cistern, vat
    3. channel, trough

    Derived terms

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Latin amāre.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /aˈmaɾ/ [aˈmaɾ]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: a‧mar

    Verb

    amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amé, past participle amado)

    1. to love, have great affection for, care about
      Te amo.
      I love you.

    Usage notes
    • amar typically refers to romantic love, querer refers to platonic love, and encantar refers to strong affection for an object or activity.

    Conjugation
        Conjugation of amar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
    infinitive amar
    gerund amando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular amado amada
    plural amados amadas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present amo amastú
    amásvos    		 ama amamos amáis aman
    imperfect amaba amabas amaba amábamos amabais amaban
    preterite amé amaste amó amamos amasteis amaron
    future amaré amarás amará amaremos amaréis amarán
    conditional amaría amarías amaría amaríamos amaríais amarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present ame amestú
    amésvos2    		 ame amemos améis amen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 amara amaras amara amáramos amarais amaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 amase amases amase amásemos amaseis amasen
    future1 amare amares amare amáremos amareis amaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative amatú
    amávos    		 ame amemos amad amen
    negative no ames no ame no amemos no améis no amen

    1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
    2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

        Selected combined forms of amar

    These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    with infinitive amar
    dative amarme amarte amarle, amarse amarnos amaros amarles, amarse
    accusative amarme amarte amarlo, amarla, amarse amarnos amaros amarlos, amarlas, amarse
    with gerund amando
    dative amándome amándote amándole, amándose amándonos amándoos amándoles, amándose
    accusative amándome amándote amándolo, amándola, amándose amándonos amándoos amándolos, amándolas, amándose
    with informal second-person singular tú imperative ama
    dative ámame ámate ámale ámanos not used ámales
    accusative ámame ámate ámalo, ámala ámanos not used ámalos, ámalas
    with informal second-person singular vos imperative amá
    dative amame amate amale amanos not used amales
    accusative amame amate amalo, amala amanos not used amalos, amalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative ame
    dative ámeme not used ámele, ámese ámenos not used ámeles
    accusative ámeme not used ámelo, ámela, ámese ámenos not used ámelos, ámelas
    with first-person plural imperative amemos
    dative not used amémoste amémosle amémonos amémoos amémosles
    accusative not used amémoste amémoslo, amémosla amémonos amémoos amémoslos, amémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative amad
    dative amadme not used amadle amadnos amaos amadles
    accusative amadme not used amadlo, amadla amadnos amaos amadlos, amadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative amen
    dative ámenme not used ámenle ámennos not used ámenles, ámense
    accusative ámenme not used ámenlo, ámenla ámennos not used ámenlos, ámenlas, ámense

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Sumerian

    Romanization

    amar

    1. Romanization of 𒀫 (amar)

    Venetian

    Etymology

    From Latin amāre. Compare Italian amare.

    Verb

    amar

    1. (transitive) To love
    2. (transitive) To like

    Conjugation
    • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
    Conjugation of amar (first conjugation)
    infinitive amar
    auxiliary verb aver gerund amando
    past participle amà
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
    present amo (te) ami (el/ła) ama amémo, amòn amé (i/łe) ama
    imperfect amava (te) amavi (el/ła) amava amàvimo amavi (i/łe) amava
    future amarò (te) amarè (el/ła) amarà amarémo amarè (i/łe) amarà
    conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
    present amarìa (te) amarisi (el/ła) amarìa amarìsimo amarisi (i/łe) amarìa
    subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
    present ame, ama (te) ami (el/ła) ame, (el/ła) ama amémo, amone amé (i/łe) ame, (i/łe) ama
    imperfect amase (te) amasi (el/ła) amase amàsimo amasi (i/łe) amase
    imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
    — (te) ama (el/ła) ama, (el/ła) ame amémo amé (i/łe) ama, (i/łe) ame
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