| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| emir |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·mir |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -mîr ,  -mîr |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also a·mir (  -mîr, -mîr) |
| NOUN: | A prince, chieftain, or governor, especially in the Middle East. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French émir, from Arabic ’am r, commander, prince, from ’amara, to command. See  mr1 in Appendix II.
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