emir
pronunciation
How to pronounce emir in British English:
UK [eˈmiə]
How to pronounce emir in American English:
US [ɪˈmɪr, eˈmɪr]
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- Noun:
- an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
Word Origin
- emir
- emir: see admiral
- emir (n.)
- 1590s, from Arabic amir "commander" (see admiral).
Example
- 1. I wonder how emir kusturica would have directed this scene .
- 2. The emir of qatar 's daughter has become one of the most talked-about figures of the international art world : collector , patron , cultural advocate .
- 3. When it threatens to , the emir dissolves parliament or the government resigns .
- 4. Since 1995 , emir hamad bin khalifa al-thani has ruled qatar .
- 5. Qatar 's sheikha al mayassa , the daughter of the emir , runs the qatar museums authority .