emir

Alternative forms

• amir
• ameer, amier, emeer, admiral (all archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈɛmɪə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

emir (plural emirs or (rare) umara)

1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

Further reading

• emir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• IMer, Meir, Meri, Mire, Remi, meri, mire, reim, riem, rime

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmir]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈmir]

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

1. emir

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir c (singular definite emiren, plural indefinite emirer)

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

• “emir” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of admiraal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.mir/, [ˈeː.mir], [ˈeɪ̯.mir]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: emir

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈmiɾ/ [ɛˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir

Alternative forms

• emīrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.miːr/, [ˈɛmiːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.mir/, [ˈɛːmir]

Noun

emīr m (genitive emīris); third declension

1. (New Latin) emir

References

emir in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirer, definite plural emirene)

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

• “emir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirar, definite plural emirane)

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

• “emir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.mir/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛmir
• Syllabification: e‧mir
• Homophone: Emir

Noun

emir m pers

1. emir (title of a prince, commander, or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation)

   Hypernym: władca

2. (historical) emir (commander of armies in Arab countries until the 7th century; later: grand-governor of a conquered province)

Further reading

• emir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• emir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• emir in PWN's encyclopedia

Alternative forms

• amir

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -iɾ, (most of Brazil) -iʁ
• Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Anagrams

• irem, riem

Alternative forms

• емир (emir) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈmir/
• Rhymes: -ir
• Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emiri)

1. emir

Alternative forms

• amir (rare, directly from Arabic)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈmiɾ/ [eˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir

Further reading

• “emir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• emir on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

emir c

1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Anagrams

• remi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish emir (“emir”), from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeˈmiɾ/ [ʔɛˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: e‧mir

Noun

emír (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒᜇ᜔)

1. emir

Further reading

• “emir”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈmiɾ/
• Hyphenation: e‧mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Etymology 2