emir
/ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/
emir noun: a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
Noun
emir meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
emir in Hindi
- Islamic prince or leader
- अमीर amīr
emir in Urdu
- Islamic prince or leader
- اَمِیر amīr
emir in Bengali
- Islamic prince or leader
- আমীর amir
emir in Telugu
- ఎమిర్
More languagesFewer languages
- emir in Malayalam
- പ്രവാചകൻ, മുഹമ്മദിൻറെ വംശക്കാരൻ, അറബി ഗവർണ്ണറോ രാജാവോ
- emir in Kannada
- ಎಮಿರ್
- emir in Punjabi
- ਅਮੀਰ amīr
- emir in Gujarati
- અમીર amīr
- emir in Sanskrit
- हम्मीर hammīra
- emir in Pashto
- امير amír
- emir in Arabic
- أَمِير ʔamīr
- emir in Malay
- amir
- emir in Indonesian
- emir, amir
- emir in Vietnamese
- êmia, hoàng thân
- emir in Myanmar
- စော်ဘွား caubhwa:
Forms of emir
| plural | emirs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | amir |
| plural (rare) | umara |
| alternative form (archaic) | ameer |
| alternative form (archaic) | amier |
| alternative form (archaic) | emeer |
| alternative form (archaic) | admiral |
Origin of emir
From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.
Words formed from emir
Phrases with emir
Words that rhyme with emir
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about emir
- What does emir mean?
- Emir means a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
- What is emir in Hindi?
- Emir in Hindi is अमीर (amīr). See Emir meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is emir?
- Emir is a noun.
- How do you pronounce emir?
- Emir is pronounced /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of emir?
- The plural of emir is emirs.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: emir (page history and authors); emir (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); emir (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); emir (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਅਮੀਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); અમીર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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