Apr 28, 2022 18:03
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عربي term

أتمر بأمره وحده

عربي إلى أنجليزي الفن/الأدب الشعر والأدب
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!
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Discussion

Saeed Najmi Apr 28, 2022:
أأتمر It is a typo indeed. It should be transcribed as آئتمر the present form of the verb ائتمر.

Proposed translations

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I follow/answer to him only

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
Peer comment(s):

agree Zeinab Hamid
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Thank you
agree Youssef Chabat
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I only follow his orders/commands

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/
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act upon

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".
Note from asker:
As always, it's such a pleasure to hear your thought process. Thank you!
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