Definitions for emir

emir e·mir

Spelling: [uh-meer, ey-meer, ey-meer]
IPA: /əˈmɪər, eɪˈmɪər, ˈeɪ mɪər/

Emir is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in emir (eimr).

Definitions for emir

noun

  1. a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
  2. a title of honor of the descendants of Muhammad.
  3. (initial capital letter) the former title of the ruler of Afghanistan.
  4. a title of certain Turkish officials.

Origin of emir

First recorded in 1615-25, emir is from the Arabic word amīr commander

Examples for emir

He adds: “None of the fighters will dare touch it, if an emir has given permission.”

They were the messengers and the troops of the emir of Mecca.

The emir often receives household heads asking him to let their sons leave ISIS and apparently he often responds positively.

The next day they met a local ISIS official, or emir: a Saudi man who introduced himself as Abu Musa.

Her name is Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, and she was until recently the wife of the emir of Qatar.

They treat their advance as a matter which only concerns the emir and with which we have nothing to do.

The horseman was the young emir who was a guest the night before in the divan of Besso.

Is your house more secure than the convent of the patriarch, or the palace of the emir?

The emir A. came and conversed a length of time on the case of Shidiak.

Also imprisoned with the boys: a Libyan member of ISIS who apparently had gotten into a dispute with the emir.

Word Value for emir
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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