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amira

amira noun: a member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.

Noun

amira (plural amiras)

  1. (historical) A member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.

Proper noun capitalized: Amira

Amira

  1. A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Amir

Forms of amira

pluralamiras

Origin of amira

From Armenian ամիրա (amira), from Old Armenian ամիրայ (amiray), from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ (ʾămīrāʾ), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). Doublet of amir, Amir, emir, and admiral.

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra, “princess”).

Questions about amira

What does amira mean?
Amira means a member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.
What part of speech is amira?
Amira can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of amira?
The plural of amira is amiras.

Words near amira in the dictionary

  1. amiphenazole
  2. amiprilose
  3. amiquinsin
  4. amir
  5. amir al-umara
  6. amira
  7. Amirah
  8. amiral
  9. Amirani
  10. Amirante Islands
  11. Amirantes

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