emirāts
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A borrowing from some other European language (cf. French émirat, German Emirat); ultimately from the same source as emīrs (“emir”) (q.v.).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]emirāts m (1st declension)
- emirate (country ruled by an emir)
- Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti ― United Arab Emirates (country in Asia)
- šī slimnīca ar 10 vietām bija pirmā visā Buhāras emirātā ― this hospital with 10 places (= beds) was the first in the whole emirate of Bukhara
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | emirāts | emirāti |
| genitive | emirāta | emirātu |
| dative | emirātam | emirātiem |
| accusative | emirātu | emirātus |
| instrumental | emirātu | emirātiem |
| locative | emirātā | emirātos |
| vocative | emirāt | emirāti |