English
emir
Emir comes from Ottoman Turkish امیر ‘commander’, and goes back to Arabic أَمِير.
- Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928امیرemir‘commander’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600emir
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928امیرemir‘commander’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600emir
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
pairs
- emir and admiral both from Arabic أَمِير ‘commander’
through Arabic أَمِير ‘commander, prince’
Today it means
noun A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic أَمِير / emir