emir
or a·mir
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
a title of honor of the descendants of Muhammad.
(initial capital letter) the former title of the ruler of Afghanistan.
a title of certain Turkish officials.
Origin of emir
1- Also a·meer, e·meer .
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How to use emir in a sentence
But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAlgerian defectors have named several emirs as [Algerian security] agents in the past including Belmokhtar.
One-Eyed Terror Leader’s Government Connections | Eli Lake, Jamie Dettmer | January 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA whisper at Ispahan, 'Kerbogha is of the Ismaelians; he moves disguised as a dervish to seduce the emirs.'
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe innumerable host, the marching columns, the sultans' and emirs' encampments, still were there.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThis remark proves to us, that it is not a secret among the priests and emirs, that Asaad is detained against his will.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
And for a cheap showman of the market-place to be lifting his eyes to a daughter of the Druse emirs.
The Wind Bloweth | Brian Oswald Donn-ByrneThe enemy's losses were estimated at 40 Emirs and 3,000 Dervishes killed.
General Gatacre | Beatrix Gatacre
British Dictionary definitions for emir
/ (ɛˈmɪə) /
an independent ruler or chieftain
a military commander or governor
a descendant of Mohammed
Origin of emir
1- Also spelt: amir
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