# emir
## English
### Alternative forms

* amir
* ameer, amier, emeer, admiral (all archaic)

### Etymology

From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈɛmɪə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

### Noun

emir (plural emirs or (rare) umara)
* A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
* A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

#### Derived terms

* emirate
* emirship

#### Translations
### Further reading

* emir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* IMer, Meir, Meri, Mire, Remi, meri, mire, reim, riem, rime

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈmir]
* IPA: (Valencia) [eˈmir]

### Noun

emir m (plural emirs)
* emir

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Noun

emir c (singular definite emiren, plural indefinite emirer)
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

#### Declension
### References

* “emir” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of admiraal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeː.mir/, [ˈeː.mir], [ˈeɪ̯.mir]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: emir

### Noun

emir m (plural emirs)
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

#### Derived terms

* emiraat

### References

* M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛˈmiɾ/ [ɛˈmiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Hyphenation: e‧mir

### Noun

emir m (plural emires)
* emir

#### Related terms

* emirato

#### Further reading

* “emir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* emīrus

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈe.miːr/, [ˈɛmiːr]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈe.mir/, [ˈɛːmir]

### Noun

emīr m (genitive emīris); third declension
* (New Latin) emir

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* emīrātus

### References

emir in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirer, definite plural emirene)
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

### References

* “emir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirar, definite plural emirane)
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

### References

* “emir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.mir/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmir
* Syllabification: e‧mir
* Homophone: Emir

### Noun

emir m pers
* emir (title of a prince, commander, or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation)
    Hypernym: władca
* (historical) emir (commander of armies in Arab countries until the 7th century; later: grand-governor of a conquered province)

#### Derived terms

* emirat

### Further reading

* emir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* emir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* emir in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* amir

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /eˈmiʁ/ [eˈmih]
* (Brazil) IPA: /eˈmiʁ/ [eˈmih]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /eˈmiɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /eˈmiʁ/ [eˈmiχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /eˈmiɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /eˈmiɾ/, /ɛˈmiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /eˈmiɾ/, /ɛˈmiɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /eˈmi.ɾi/, /ɛˈmi.ɾi/
* Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -iɾ, (most of Brazil) -iʁ
* Hyphenation: e‧mir

### Noun

emir m (plural emires)
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

#### Derived terms

* emirado

### Anagrams

* irem, riem

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* емир (emir) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

### Etymology

Borrowed from French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈmir/
* Rhymes: -ir
* Hyphenation: e‧mir

### Noun

emir m (plural emiri)
* emir

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* amir (rare, directly from Arabic)

### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈmiɾ/ [eˈmiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: e‧mir

### Noun

emir m (plural emires)
* emir

#### Derived terms

* emirato

#### Descendants

* → Tagalog: emir

### Further reading

* “emir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* emir on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -iːr

### Noun

emir c
* emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | emir | emirs |
| singular | definite | emiren | emirens |
| plural | indefinite | emirer | emirers |
| plural | definite | emirerna | emirernas |

### Anagrams

* remi

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish emir (“emir”), from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔeˈmiɾ/ [ʔɛˈmiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: e‧mir

### Noun

emír (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒᜇ᜔)
* emir

#### Related terms

* admiral
* almirante

### Further reading

* “emir”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈmiɾ/
* Hyphenation: e‧mir

### Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

#### Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)
* command
* order

##### Synonyms

* (order): buyruk
* (command): komut

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)
* Misspelling of emîr.