emir

noun
🔊/eˈmɪə(r)/, 🔊/ˈeɪmɪə(r)/
🔊/eˈmɪr/, 🔊/eɪˈmɪr/
(also amir)
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  1. the title given to some Muslim rulers埃米尔(对某些穆斯林首领的尊称)
    • the Emir of Kuwait科威特的埃米尔
    • As a senior advisor, he has a degree of influence over the emir.作为高级顾问,他对酋长国具有一定的影响力。
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a male descendant of Muhammad): from French émir, from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’, from 'amara ‘to command’.