فِعْل أَمْر
fi'l amr
Imperative verb (al-amr)
Nahw · syntaxVerb class (in syntax)core term1,870+ in the Qur'an
In one line
The imperative verb — a command to do something.
Classical definition
فِعْلُ الأَمْرِ مَا يُطْلَبُ بِهِ حُصُولُ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَ زَمَنِ التَّكَلُّمِ، وَهُوَ مَبْنِيٌّ.
(شذا العرف)
How to spot it
Recognition test
A command form like اُكْتُبْ that accepts the ya of address (اِفْعَلِي) is an imperative.
Forms it takes
للمخاطبللمخاطبينللمخاطبةللمخاطباتللمخاطبتين
Related terms
Domain: Nahw · Category: Verb class (in syntax) · Frequency in the Qur'an: 1,870 · Source: شذا العرف, cross-checked against the Quranic corpus · Reviewed by Ustad M. Arjan Ali