أمس

See also: آمس, امس, أمش, and امش

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔamšay- (“yesterday”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒄠𒊭𒅆 (amšālim).

Pronunciation

adverb: IPA^(key): /ʔam.si/
noun: IPA^(key): /ʔams/

Adverb

أَمْسِ • (ʔamsi)

(literally) yesterday
أَمْسِ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَتْجَرِ لِشِرَاءِ بَعْضِ الْبِقَالَةِ.
ʔamsi ḏahabtu ʔilā l-matjari liširāʔi baʕḍi l-biqālati.
Yesterday, I went to the store to buy some groceries.
(figuratively) lately, recently, not long ago

Noun

أَمْس • (ʔams) m (plural آمَاس (ʔāmās) or آمُسٌ (ʔāmusun) or أُمُوس (ʔumūs))

yesterday
the immediate past, recent time

Declension

Declension of noun **أَمْس** (ʔams)
singular	basic singular triptote‎; singular of irregular noun
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمْس ʔams	الْأَمْس al-ʔams	أَمْس ʔams
nominative	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسُ al-ʔamsu	أَمْسُ ʔamsu
accusative	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسَ al-ʔamsa	أَمْسَ ʔamsa
genitive	أَمْسِ ʔamsi	الْأَمْسِ al-ʔamsi	أَمْسِ ʔamsi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمْسَيْن ʔamsayn	الْأَمْسَيْن al-ʔamsayn	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
nominative	أَمْسَانِ ʔamsāni	الْأَمْسَانِ al-ʔamsāni	أَمْسَا ʔamsā
accusative	أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
genitive	أَمْسَيْنِ ʔamsayni	الْأَمْسَيْنِ al-ʔamsayni	أَمْسَيْ ʔamsay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	آمَاس‎; آمُس‎; أُمُوس ʔāmās‎; ʔāmus‎; ʔumūs	الْآمَاس‎; الْآمُس‎; الْأُمُوس al-ʔāmās‎; al-ʔāmus‎; al-ʔumūs	آمَاس‎; آمُس‎; أُمُوس ʔāmās‎; ʔāmus‎; ʔumūs
nominative	آمَاسٌ‎; آمُسٌ‎; أُمُوسٌ ʔāmāsun‎; ʔāmusun‎; ʔumūsun	الْآمَاسُ‎; الْآمُسُ‎; الْأُمُوسُ al-ʔāmāsu‎; al-ʔāmusu‎; al-ʔumūsu	آمَاسُ‎; آمُسُ‎; أُمُوسُ ʔāmāsu‎; ʔāmusu‎; ʔumūsu
accusative	آمَاسًا‎; آمُسًا‎; أُمُوسًا ʔāmāsan‎; ʔāmusan‎; ʔumūsan	الْآمَاسَ‎; الْآمُسَ‎; الْأُمُوسَ al-ʔāmāsa‎; al-ʔāmusa‎; al-ʔumūsa	آمَاسَ‎; آمُسَ‎; أُمُوسَ ʔāmāsa‎; ʔāmusa‎; ʔumūsa
genitive	آمَاسٍ‎; آمُسٍ‎; أُمُوسٍ ʔāmāsin‎; ʔāmusin‎; ʔumūsin	الْآمَاسِ‎; الْآمُسِ‎; الْأُمُوسِ al-ʔāmāsi‎; al-ʔāmusi‎; al-ʔumūsi	آمَاسِ‎; آمُسِ‎; أُمُوسِ ʔāmāsi‎; ʔāmusi‎; ʔumūsi

Related terms

أُمْسِيَّة (ʔumsiyya, “evening, soiree”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

أَمَسّ • (ʔamass)

elative degree of مَاسّ (māss):
1. more/most afflicting

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَمَسّ** (ʔamass)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمَسّ ʔamass	الْأَمَسّ al-ʔamass	مُسّى mussā	الْمُسّى al-mussā
nominative	أَمَسُّ ʔamassu	الْأَمَسُّ al-ʔamassu	مُسّى mussā	الْمُسّى al-mussā
accusative	أَمَسَّ ʔamassa	الْأَمَسَّ al-ʔamassa	مُسّى mussā	الْمُسّى al-mussā
genitive	أَمَسَّ ʔamassa	الْأَمَسِّ al-ʔamassi	مُسّى mussā	الْمُسّى al-mussā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمَسَّيْن ʔamassayn	الْأَمَسَّيْن al-ʔamassayn	مُسَّيَيْن mussayayn	الْمُسَّيَيْن al-mussayayn
nominative	أَمَسَّانِ ʔamassāni	الْأَمَسَّانِ al-ʔamassāni	مُسَّيَانِ mussayāni	الْمُسَّيَانِ al-mussayāni
accusative	أَمَسَّيْنِ ʔamassayni	الْأَمَسَّيْنِ al-ʔamassayni	مُسَّيَيْنِ mussayayni	الْمُسَّيَيْنِ al-mussayayni
genitive	أَمَسَّيْنِ ʔamassayni	الْأَمَسَّيْنِ al-ʔamassayni	مُسَّيَيْنِ mussayayni	الْمُسَّيَيْنِ al-mussayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	مُسَّيَات mussayāt	الْمُسَّيَات al-mussayāt
nominative	?	?	مُسَّيَاتٌ mussayātun	الْمُسَّيَاتُ al-mussayātu
accusative	?	?	مُسَّيَاتٍ mussayātin	الْمُسَّيَاتِ al-mussayāti
genitive	?	?	مُسَّيَاتٍ mussayātin	الْمُسَّيَاتِ al-mussayāti

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

أمس (form I)

أَمْسِ (ʔamsi) /ʔam.si/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَسَى (masā)
أُمْسَ (ʔumsa) /ʔum.sa/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَسَى (masā)