Etymology

emir

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Today it means: A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation. Full definition →

Middle French emir ← Ottoman Turkish امیر ← Arabic أَمِير
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  1. Arabic · derived fromأَمِير“commander, prince”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromامیر
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromemir
  4. English todayemir

From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.

Words from the same roots

Arabicأَمِير all →

admiralamiramiraAmirul

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