emir
noun /eˈmɪə(r)/, /ˈeɪmɪə(r)/
/eˈmɪr/, /eɪˈmɪr/
(also amir)
- the title given to some Muslim rulers
- the Emir of Kuwait
- As a senior advisor, he has a degree of influence over the emir.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a male descendant of Muhammad): from French émir, from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’, from 'amara ‘to command’.