أمام

See also: امام and إمام

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ء م م (ʔ m m) meaning "to head in a direction", "to lead".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.maː.ma/

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Preposition

أَمَامَ • (ʔamāma)

1. before, in front of, in the presence of
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 75:5-6:

     بَلۡ یُرِیدُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ لِیَفۡجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ. ٦. یَسۡـَٔلُ "أَیَّانَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ؟"

     But man would fain deny what is before him. 6. He asketh: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"

2. against the encroachment of something
   • 2017 October 13, “حفتر يقفل ميناء طبرق أمام الملاحة الدولية ويستبدل مسار السفن إلى ميناء بنغازي”, in LibyaAkhbar.com‎, archived from the original on 13 October 2017:

     وأصدر خليفة حفتر بحسب كتابه إلى رئيس مجلس إدارة الهيئة العامة للمواصلات والنقل بالحكومة الموقتة بالبيضاء، أمرا بقفل ميناء طبرق البحري في شرق البلاد أمام الملاحة الدولية.

     The debuty of Ḥaftar has, as per his writing to the head of the governing group of the public organization for transport and traffic in the provisional government of Bayḍāʾ, issued an order to close the sea port of Ṭubruq in the east of the country for international shipping.

3. in the face of

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					أَمَامَ (ʔamāma)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	أَمَامِي (ʔamāmī)		أَمَامَنَا (ʔamāmanā)
Second person	أَمَامَكَ (ʔamāmaka)	أَمَامَكِ (ʔamāmaki)	أَمَامَكُمَا (ʔamāmakumā)	أَمَامَكُمْ (ʔamāmakum)	أَمَامَكُنَّ (ʔamāmakunna)
Third person	أَمَامَهُ (ʔamāmahu)	أَمَامَهَا (ʔamāmahā)	أَمَامَهُمَا (ʔamāmahumā)	أَمَامَهُمْ (ʔamāmahum)	أَمَامَهُنَّ (ʔamāmahunna)

Derived terms

• مِنْ أَمَامِ (min ʔamāmi)

Noun

أَمَام • (ʔamām) m or f

1. front, place that is before something

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمَام ʔamām	الْأَمَام al-ʔamām	أَمَام ʔamām
Nominative	أَمَامٌ ʔamāmun	الْأَمَامُ al-ʔamāmu	أَمَامُ ʔamāmu
Accusative	أَمَامًا ʔamāman	الْأَمَامَ al-ʔamāma	أَمَامَ ʔamāma
Genitive	أَمَامٍ ʔamāmin	الْأَمَامِ al-ʔamāmi	أَمَامِ ʔamāmi

Declension of noun أَمَام (ʔamām)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أمام”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 88-92