আমীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

আমির (amir)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Compare মীর (mir), which was borrowed via Persian.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /amiɾ/, [ˈamiɾ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /amiɹ/, [ˈamiɹ]

Noun

আমীর • (amir)

the leader of a political party
noble, wealthy person
কে আমীর তুমি নওয়াব বাদ্‌শা বালাখানার
ke amir tumi nôẇab bad‌śa balakhanar
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Kazi Nazrul Islam

Derived terms

আমীরা (amira)
আমীরজাদা (amirjada)
আমীরি (amiri)
আমীরানা (amirana)

Proper noun

আমীর • (amir)

a male given name, Ameer or Amir, from Arabic

References

Accessible Dictionary, “আমির, আমীর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “আমীর” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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