أتمر بأمره وحده

English translation: I follow/answer to him only

18:03 Apr 28, 2022

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Arabic term or phrase: أتمر بأمره وحده

Hi everyone,

I think there's a typo in this sentence because there two alifs at the start of this verb and it's not a question. I'm going to type it
as it appears in text. Does it mean 'obey his every order' or 'at his beck and call?'

لا ألمس مريضا دون إذنه، ولا أعالج أحدا دون استشارته، أنا هنا تلميذته أأتمر بأمره وحده،
لم يهبني كل الحرية فقد كنت دائما كظله، يتحرك فأتحرك، ويسكن فأسكن ...

Thank you!

Saliha18 KudoZ activity Questions: 560 (7 open) (21 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 12:59

English translation:I follow/answer to him only

Explanation:
It us not a typo

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Note added at 6 mins (2022-04-28 18:09:28 GMT)
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It is not a typo

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ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 12:59

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I follow/answer to him only

ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI

I only follow his orders/commands

Yassine El Bouknify

act upon

Saeed Najmi

Discussion entries: 1

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peer agreement (net): +2

I follow/answer to him only

ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of:

English,

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 47

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21 mins confidence:

I only follow his orders/commands

Explanation:
It's correct-- there's no typo
Or I obey his orders

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Note added at 24 mins (2022-04-28 18:27:41 GMT)
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تعريف و معنى أأتمر في معجم المعاني الجامع -
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/أأتمر/

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 185

3 hrs confidence:

act upon

Explanation:
act upon his own orders/commands/instructions.
The word "only" for وحده creates ambiguity whether it introduces or concludes the phrase "only +verb+his...." or "verb+only...". I am suggesting "own" to work around the issue.
However, I must say that therevare hints throughout the S.T. that compel me to look at the polar side of "command".

Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 146

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Asker: As always, it's such a pleasure to hear your thought process. Thank you!

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