emir

See also: Emir, emír, and émir

English

Alternative forms

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)/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir

Danish

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)

Declension

References

Dutch

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]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: emir

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir (an 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]

Galician

Pronunciation

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

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

  • emīrus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

emīr m (genitive emīris); third declension

  1. (New Latin) emir

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative emīr emīrēs
Genitive emīris emīrum
Dative emīrī emīribus
Accusative emīrem emīrēs
Ablative emīre emīribus
Vocative emīr emīrēs

Derived terms

  • emīrātus

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mir/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmir
  • Syllabification: e‧mir

Noun

emir m pers

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈmiʁ/ [eˈmih]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /eˈmiɾ/, /ɛˈmiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /eˈmi.ɾi/, /ɛˈmi.ɾi/

  • 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

Romanian

Alternative forms

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

Declension

Spanish

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: emir

Further reading

Swedish

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)

Declension

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

Anagrams

Tagalog

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

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr). Doublet of amir and amiral.

Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)

  1. command
  2. order
Declension
Inflection
Nominative emir
Definite accusative emri
Singular Plural
Nominative emir emirler
Definite accusative emri emirleri
Dative emre emirlere
Locative emirde emirlerde
Ablative emirden emirlerden
Genitive emrin emirlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular emrim emirlerim
2nd singular emrin emirlerin
3rd singular emri emirleri
1st plural emrimiz emirlerimiz
2nd plural emriniz emirleriniz
3rd plural emirleri emirleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular emrimi emirlerimi
2nd singular emrini emirlerini
3rd singular emrini emirlerini
1st plural emrimizi emirlerimizi
2nd plural emrinizi emirlerinizi
3rd plural emirlerini emirlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular emrime emirlerime
2nd singular emrine emirlerine
3rd singular emrine emirlerine
1st plural emrimize emirlerimize
2nd plural emrinize emirlerinize
3rd plural emirlerine emirlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular emrimde emirlerimde
2nd singular emrinde emirlerinde
3rd singular emrinde emirlerinde
1st plural emrimizde emirlerimizde
2nd plural emrinizde emirlerinizde
3rd plural emirlerinde emirlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular emrimden emirlerimden
2nd singular emrinden emirlerinden
3rd singular emrinden emirlerinden
1st plural emrimizden emirlerimizden
2nd plural emrinizden emirlerinizden
3rd plural emirlerinden emirlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular emrimin emirlerimin
2nd singular emrinin emirlerinin
3rd singular emrinin emirlerinin
1st plural emrimizin emirlerimizin
2nd plural emrinizin emirlerinizin
3rd plural emirlerinin emirlerinin
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمِيرْ (ʔamīr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)

  1. commander (emir)
  2. prince, ruler (emir)
Declension
Inflection
Nominative emir
Definite accusative emiri
Singular Plural
Nominative emir emirler
Definite accusative emiri emirleri
Dative emire emirlere
Locative emirde emirlerde
Ablative emirden emirlerden
Genitive emirin emirlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular emirim emirlerim
2nd singular emirin emirlerin
3rd singular emiri emirleri
1st plural emirimiz emirlerimiz
2nd plural emiriniz emirleriniz
3rd plural emirleri emirleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular emirimi emirlerimi
2nd singular emirini emirlerini
3rd singular emirini emirlerini
1st plural emirimizi emirlerimizi
2nd plural emirinizi emirlerinizi
3rd plural emirlerini emirlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular emirime emirlerime
2nd singular emirine emirlerine
3rd singular emirine emirlerine
1st plural emirimize emirlerimize
2nd plural emirinize emirlerinize
3rd plural emirlerine emirlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular emirimde emirlerimde
2nd singular emirinde emirlerinde
3rd singular emirinde emirlerinde
1st plural emirimizde emirlerimizde
2nd plural emirinizde emirlerinizde
3rd plural emirlerinde emirlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular emirimden emirlerimden
2nd singular emirinden emirlerinden
3rd singular emirinden emirlerinden
1st plural emirimizden emirlerimizden
2nd plural emirinizden emirlerinizden
3rd plural emirlerinden emirlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular emirimin emirlerimin
2nd singular emirinin emirlerinin
3rd singular emirinin emirlerinin
1st plural emirimizin emirlerimizin
2nd plural emirinizin emirlerinizin
3rd plural emirlerinin emirlerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular emirim emirlerim
2nd singular emirsin emirlersin
3rd singular emir
emirdir
emirler
emirlerdir
1st plural emiriz emirleriz
2nd plural emirsiniz emirlersiniz
3rd plural emirler emirlerdir
Derived terms
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