আমীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আমির (amir)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Compare মীর (mir), which was borrowed via Persian.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /amiɾ/, [ˈamiɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /amiɹ/, [ˈamiɹ]

Noun

আমীর • (amir)

1. the leader of a political party
2. noble, wealthy person

   কে আমীর তুমি নওয়াব বাদ্‌শা বালাখানার

   ke amir tumi nôẇab bad‌śa balakhanar

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   - Kazi Nazrul Islam

Derived terms

• আমীরা (amira)
• আমীরজাদা (amirjada)
• আমীরি (amiri)
• আমীরানা (amirana)

Proper noun

আমীর • (amir)

1. a male given name, Ameer or Amir, from Arabic

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আমির, আমীর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আমীর” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh