amir
pronunciation
How to pronounce amir in British English:
UK [eˈmɪə(r); ˈeɪmɪə(r)]
How to pronounce amir in American English:
US [ eˈmɪr,eɪˈmɪr]
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- Noun:
- an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
Word Origin
- amir (n.)
- 1610s; the same word as emir (q.v.), but generally used of contemporary Indian or Afghan rulers as opposed to historical ones.
Example
- 1. In a new san francisco fed economic letter , atif mian and amir sufi investigate this hypothesis .
- 2. If the relationship is restored , " we will dissolve ourselves , " admits amir mohebian , an iranian conservative .
- 3. State department spokeswoman victoria nuland says amir hekmati is innocent .
- 4. The one issue almost everyone agrees on is that mohammed ajmal amir kasab , the only terrorist captured alive , should be hanged .
- 5. The problem , in the view of its founder , amir peleg , is not a lack of data per se , but a lack of analysis .