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أَمِير
prince /ʔaˈmiːr/
nounA2#797 most common
Also: emir, commander, ruler
Example sentences
الأَمِيرُ في القَصْرِ.
The prince is in the palace.
يَعِيشُ الأَمِيرُ في قَصْرٍ كَبِيرٍ.
The prince lives in a big palace.
اِلْتَقَى الأَمِيرُ بِالضُّيُوفِ في الحَفْلِ.
The prince met the guests at the reception.
أَصْدَرَ الأَمِيرُ أَمْرًا بِبِناءِ مَدْرَسَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.
The prince issued an order to build a new school.
تَوَلَّى الأَمِيرُ الشّابُّ الحُكْمَ بَعْدَ وَفاةِ والِدِهِ.
The young prince took power after his father's death.
كانَ الأَمِيرُ يُدْرِكُ أَنَّ سُلْطَتَهُ مَرْهُونَةٌ بِوَلاءِ القَبائِلِ.
The prince understood that his authority depended on the loyalty of the tribes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَمِيرٌ | أُمَراءُ |
| Genitive | أَمِيرٍ | أُمَراءَ |
| Accusative | أَمِيرًا | أُمَراءَ |
| Vocative | يا أَمِيرُ | يا أُمَراءُ |
Word family
أَمَرَto command, to order
أَمْرorder, command, matterإِمارَةemirate, principality
أَمِيرَةprincess
مَأْمُورofficial, agentEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ʼ-m-r, which in Arabic means to command or order. أَمِير follows the faʿīl pattern and names the one who commands. English borrowed it as emir, and admiral traces back to the phrase amīr al-baḥr, commander of the sea.
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