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Definition of emir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

emir

noun
 
/eˈmɪə(r)/,
 
/ˈeɪmɪə(r)/
 
/eˈmɪr/,
 
/eɪˈmɪr/
(also amir)
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  1. the title given to some Muslim rulers
    • the Emir of Kuwait
    • As a senior advisor, he has a degree of influence over the emir.
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a male descendant of Muhammad): from French émir, from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’, from 'amara ‘to command’.
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