Kalmar “al’amari” ta samo asali ne daga Faransanci kuma tana nufin “al’amari ko wani al’amari da ya shafi al’umma ko jayayya, musamman wanda ake tattaunawa ko bincike a halin yanzu”. A Turance ana amfani da ita wajen yin nuni ga wata badakala ko cece-kuce, musamman wanda ya shafi jama’a ko kungiya.
