ամիրա

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ամիրայ (amiray), from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ (ʾămīrāʾ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ամիրա • (amira) (traditional orthography spelling ամիրայ)

  1. (historical) amir, emir (a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation)
  2. (historical) amira (member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (amir, emir): ամիր (amir), էմիր (ēmir)

Descendants

  • English: amira

References

  • Grigoryan, H. A. (1982) “ամիրա”, in Geġamyan G. M., editor, Patmakan terminneri dprocʻakan hamaṙot baṙaran [Concise School Dictionary of Historical Terms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 8
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