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 (ʾamīr, “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

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