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[ uh-meer, ey-meer, ey-meer ] / əˈmɪər, eɪˈmɪər, ˈeɪ mɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emir ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries. a title of honor of the descendants of Muhammad. (initial capital letter) the former title of the ruler of Afghanistan. a title of certain Turkish officials. Origin of emirFirst recorded in 1625–35; from Arabic ʾamīr “commander, prince,” from ʾamara “to command, order” Words nearby emireminent, eminent domain, eminently, Eminescu, emiocytosis, emir, emirate, Emiscan, emissary, emissary vein, emission Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emirHe adds: “None of the fighters will dare touch it, if an emir has given permission.” U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Also imprisoned with the boys: a Libyan member of ISIS who apparently had gotten into a dispute with the emir. Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS|Yusuf Sayman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The next day they met a local ISIS official, or emir: a Saudi man who introduced himself as Abu Musa. Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS|Yusuf Sayman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The emir often receives household heads asking him to let their sons leave ISIS and apparently he often responds positively. ISIS’s Newest Recruit Is 10 Years Old|Niqash|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The emir had apparently received the cup as a gift for his assistance during a famine in Egypt. Spain’s New ‘Holy Grail’: Jesus Couldn’t Afford That Kind of Bling|Candida Moss|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The maribout stopped his dromedary at the tent of the emir Hadjy, who commanded the caravan. The Pacha of Many Tales|Frederick Marryat I saw the Emir afterwards in Samarcand; he is in the forty-second year of his age, of middle stature, somewhat corpulent. Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry The advance guard of the Emir's army, commanded by Ivan Ogareff, might at any moment appear. Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne No, your Highness, but I was obliged to tear the envelope, the better to hide it from the Emir's soldiers. Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne Over every five or six Ras Miya an Emir presides, who is also provided with an assistant. Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin
British Dictionary definitions for emir
noun (in the Islamic world)an independent ruler or chieftain a military commander or governor a descendant of Mohammed Word Origin for emirC17: via French from Spanish emir, from Arabic ' amīr commander Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emirleader, governor, chieftain, sheik, shah, amir |