emīrs

See also: emirs and émirs

Latvian

Abd al-Ahāds Kāns, Buhāras emīrs (1859-1911)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

emīrs m (1st declension)

1. emir (a prince, commander or ruler in an Islamic country)

   Buhāras emīrs ― the emir of Bukhara

   iegūt emīra titulu ― to receive the title of emir

   līdz slimnīcas atklāšanai Buhārā bija tikai pieci ārsti, pie kam trīs no tiem rūpējās par pašu emīru un viņa tuviniekiem ― until the opening of the hospital in Bukhara there were only five doctors, of which three cared for the emir and his relatives

Declension

Declension of emīrs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	emīrs	emīri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	emīru	emīrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	emīra	emīru
dative (datīvs)	emīram	emīriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	emīru	emīriem
locative (lokatīvs)	emīrā	emīros
vocative (vokatīvs)	emīr	emīri

Related terms

• emirāts