amir

See also: AMIR, Amir, and amîr

English

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of Amir, emir, admiral, and amira.

Noun

amir (plural amirs or (rare) umara)

1. Alternative form of emir

Derived terms

• amir al-umara
• amirate

 

Anagrams

• Rima, raim, rami, Mari, Mira, RIMA, Irma, mair, rima, Rami, RAIM, Mair

Maltese

Root
’-m-r
2 terms

Alternative forms

• emir

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiːr/

Noun

amir m (plural amiri or amajjar)

1. commander, prince, emir

Maranao

Noun

amir

1. emir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɾ/ [aˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧mir

Noun

amir m (plural amires)

1. Rare form of emir.

Further reading

• “amir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tolai

Alternative forms

• mir

Pronoun

amir

1. First-person exclusive dual pronoun: he/she and I, him/her and me

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمر, from Arabic آمِر (ʔāmir).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

amir (definite accusative amiri, plural amirler)

1. chief

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	amir
Definite accusative	amiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amir	amirler
Definite accusative	amiri	amirleri
Dative	amire	amirlere
Locative	amirde	amirlerde
Ablative	amirden	amirlerden
Genitive	amirin	amirlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular amirim amirlerim 2nd singular amirin amirlerin 3rd singular amiri amirleri 1st plural amirimiz amirlerimiz 2nd plural amiriniz amirleriniz 3rd plural amirleri amirleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular amirimi amirlerimi 2nd singular amirini amirlerini 3rd singular amirini amirlerini 1st plural amirimizi amirlerimizi 2nd plural amirinizi amirlerinizi 3rd plural amirlerini amirlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular amirime amirlerime 2nd singular amirine amirlerine 3rd singular amirine amirlerine 1st plural amirimize amirlerimize 2nd plural amirinize amirlerinize 3rd plural amirlerine amirlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular amirimde amirlerimde 2nd singular amirinde amirlerinde 3rd singular amirinde amirlerinde 1st plural amirimizde amirlerimizde 2nd plural amirinizde amirlerinizde 3rd plural amirlerinde amirlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular amirimden amirlerimden 2nd singular amirinden amirlerinden 3rd singular amirinden amirlerinden 1st plural amirimizden amirlerimizden 2nd plural amirinizden amirlerinizden 3rd plural amirlerinden amirlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular amirimin amirlerimin 2nd singular amirinin amirlerinin 3rd singular amirinin amirlerinin 1st plural amirimizin amirlerimizin 2nd plural amirinizin amirlerinizin 3rd plural amirlerinin amirlerinin

References

• “amir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai امیر, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Noun

Other scripts
Cyrillic	амир‍
Latin	‍
Perso-Arabic

amir (plural amirlar)

1. emir

Derived terms

• amirlik