amira

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noun

A member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.

OriginArmenian ամիրա ← xcl ամիրայ ← Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ →
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Meanings

amira1

nounamira (plural amiras)

plural amiras

  1. historicalA member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.

Amira2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Amir

Origin

amira · noun

  1. Arabicأَمِير“commander”
  2. Classical Syriacܐܡܝܪܐ
  3. xclամիրայ
  4. Armenianամիրա
  5. Englishamira

From Armenian ամիրա (amira), from Old Armenian ամիրայ (amiray), from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ (ʾămīrāʾ), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). Doublet of amir, Amir, emir, and admiral.

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Amira · proper noun

  1. ['arأَمِيرَة
  2. Arabicأَمِيرَة
  3. EnglishAmira

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra, “princess”).

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Translations

Russian амира́
  • амира́ (amirá)member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

amira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amira

MLA

“amira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amira.

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