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Webster 1828 Edition


Emir

E'MIR

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Noun.
[Heb. to speak.] A title of dignity among the Turks, denoting a prince; a title at first given to the Caliphs, but when they assumed the title of Sultan, that of Emir remained to their children. At length it was attributed to all who were judged to descend from Mohammed, by his daughter Fatimah.

Definition 2024


Emir

Emir

See also: emir, emír, and émir

German

Noun

Emir m (genitive Emirs, plural Emire)

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

Declension

Derived terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِيرْ (ʾamīr).

Proper noun

Emir m

  1. A male given name

See also: emir

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِيرْ (ʾamīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [emiɾ]
  • Hyphenation: E‧mir

Proper noun

Emir

  1. A male given name, which means prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.

Declension

emir

emir

See also: Emir, emír, and émir

English

Alternative forms

Noun

emir (plural usually emirs, rarely umara)

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

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Catalan

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

emir c (singular definite emiren, plural indefinite emirer)

  1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

References


Dutch

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Derived terms

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

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

  1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

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

  1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

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Polish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

emir m pers

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

Declension


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ˈmiʁ/

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • amir (archaic, rare)

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ˈmiɾ/

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir

Derived terms


Swedish

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʾamīr, commander, prince).

Noun

emir c

  1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

Inflection of emir 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative emir emiren emirer emirerna
Genitive emirs emirens emirers emirernas

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [emiɾ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emir), from Arabic أَمْر (ʾamr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)

  1. command
  2. order
Declension
Synonyms
  • (order): buyruk
  • (command): komut

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمِيرْ (ʾamīr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)

  1. commander
  2. prince, ruler
Declension
Derived terms