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 (ʔamīr, “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

Declension of emīrs (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	emīrs	emīri
genitive	emīra	emīru
dative	emīram	emīriem
accusative	emīru	emīrus
instrumental	emīru	emīriem
locative	emīrā	emīros
vocative	emīr	emīri

Related terms

• emirāts