emir

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e·mir /eˈmɪə $ eˈmɪr/ noun [countable] RRIa Muslim ruler, especially in the Middle East and parts of Africa 埃米尔〔尤指中东地区的穆斯林统治者〕 → sultan the Emir of Kuwait 科威特的埃米尔

Examples from the Corpus

emir• He's a tricky devil, our emir.• In a final battle Charlemagne is again victorious, and the emir is killed.• And, of course, if he was shrewd enough, the emir Tzani-bey would want to bargain with him.• He, like the emir, was a commander answering straight to the King.• It was the Resident, not the emir, who controlled the police and the army.• While Famagusta stood out, the emir should want no altercations with Zacco.• Nicholas wondered whether, sitting there, the emir felt the same bitter exultation that he did.• He had chosen an hour at which the emir would certainly have retired, and might not have heard of his arrival.• the emir of BahrainOrigin emir (1600-1700) Arabic amir “commander”

e·mir nounChineseSyllable

Middle in parts a Muslim and especially East ruler, the Corpus

emir
e‧mir /eˈmɪə $ eˈmɪr/