emīrs
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
emīrs m (1st declension)
- 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[edit]
Declension of emīrs (1st declension)