أمس

أمس

See also: آمس‎, امس‎, أمش‎, and امش‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *maš-. Cognate with Hebrew אמש‎ (“last night”) and Aramaic רמשא‎ (“evening”), Classical Syriac ܪܡܫܐ‏‎ (“evening”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔam.si/
• IPA^(key): /ʔams/

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Adverb

أَمْسِ • (ʾamsi)

1. (literally) yesterday
2. (figuratively) lately, recently, not long ago

Noun

أَمْس • (ʾams) m (plural آمَاس‎ (ʾāmās) or آمُسٌ‎ (ʾāmusun) or أُمُوس‎ (ʾumūs))

1. yesterday
2. the immediate past, recent time

Declension

Declension of noun أَمْس (ʾams)

Singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْس ʾams	الْأَمْس‎ al-ʾams	أَمْس ʾams
Nominative	أَمْسِ ʾamsi	الْأَمْسُ‎ al-ʾamsu	أَمْسُ ʾamsu
Accusative	أَمْسِ ʾamsi	الْأَمْسَ‎ al-ʾamsa	أَمْسَ ʾamsa
Genitive	أَمْسِ ʾamsi	الْأَمْسِ‎ al-ʾamsi	أَمْسِ ʾamsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْسَيْن‎ ʾamsayn	الْأَمْسَيْن‎ al-ʾamsayn	أَمْسَيْ‎ ʾamsay
Nominative	أَمْسَانِ‎ ʾamsāni	الْأَمْسَانِ‎ al-ʾamsāni	أَمْسَا‎ ʾamsā
Accusative	أَمْسَيْنِ‎ ʾamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamsayni	أَمْسَيْ‎ ʾamsay
Genitive	أَمْسَيْنِ‎ ʾamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamsayni	أَمْسَيْ‎ ʾamsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آمَاس‎‎; آمُس‎‎; أُمُوس‎ ʾāmās‎; ʾāmus‎; ʾumūs	الْآمَاس‎‎; الْآمُس‎‎; الْأُمُوس‎ al-ʾāmās‎; al-ʾāmus‎; al-ʾumūs	آمَاس‎‎; آمُس‎‎; أُمُوس‎ ʾāmās‎; ʾāmus‎; ʾumūs
Nominative	آمَاسٌ‎‎; آمُسٌ‎‎; أُمُوسٌ‎ ʾāmāsun‎; ʾāmusun‎; ʾumūsun	الْآمَاسُ‎‎; الْآمُسُ‎‎; الْأُمُوسُ‎ al-ʾāmāsu‎; al-ʾāmusu‎; al-ʾumūsu	آمَاسُ‎‎; آمُسُ‎‎; أُمُوسُ‎ ʾāmāsu‎; ʾāmusu‎; ʾumūsu
Accusative	آمَاسًا‎‎; آمُسًا‎‎; أُمُوسًا‎ ʾāmāsan‎; ʾāmusan‎; ʾumūsan	الْآمَاسَ‎‎; الْآمُسَ‎‎; الْأُمُوسَ‎ al-ʾāmāsa‎; al-ʾāmusa‎; al-ʾumūsa	آمَاسَ‎‎; آمُسَ‎‎; أُمُوسَ‎ ʾāmāsa‎; ʾāmusa‎; ʾumūsa
Genitive	آمَاسٍ‎‎; آمُسٍ‎‎; أُمُوسٍ‎ ʾāmāsin‎; ʾāmusin‎; ʾumūsin	الْآمَاسِ‎‎; الْآمُسِ‎‎; الْأُمُوسِ‎ al-ʾāmāsi‎; al-ʾāmusi‎; al-ʾumūsi	آمَاسِ‎‎; آمُسِ‎‎; أُمُوسِ‎ ʾāmāsi‎; ʾāmusi‎; ʾumūsi

Related terms

• أُمْسِيَّة‎ (ʾumsiyya, “evening, soiree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.mas.su/

Verb

أَمَسُّ • (ʾamassu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَسَّ‎ (massa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.mas.sa/

Verb

أَمَسَّ • (ʾamassa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)
2. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.mas.si/

Verb

أَمَسِّ • (ʾamassi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.mas.su/

Verb

أُمَسُّ • (ʾumassu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَسَّ‎ (massa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.mas.sa/

Verb

أُمَسَّ • (ʾumassa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)
2. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.mas.si/

Verb

أُمَسِّ • (ʾumassi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَّ‎ (massa)