English to Icelandic Meaning of emir - Emir

Emir :

Emir

noun

Emir, Amir, Ameer, aðalsmaður

Emir :: EmirEmirate :: furstadæmiEmirates :: EmiratesEmirs :: emirs

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Definitions of emir in English

Noun(1) an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia

Examples of emir in English

(1) To this end emir after emir expanded and embellished the great mosque.(2) A few weeks ago he sought to persuade the emir of Qatar to close it down, without success.(3) In 1999, the emir of Kuwait dissolved parliament and, along with a variety of other liberalizing measures, sought to grant women the right to vote by decree.(4) People are not happy with what is going on, but they are keeping quiet as a sign of respect to the emir and his crown prince.(5) The emir must sanction laws passed by parliament, and parliament must approve government ministers appointed by the emir .(6) A hundred Mameluks under the command of an emir entered the castle to oversee the transfer.(7) the emir of Kuwait(8) The government, which is headed by the emir , is composed of ministers appointed by him, many of whom are drawn from the extended royal family and educated in the West.(9) This evocative film brings to life a time when emirs and caliphs dominated Spain and Sicily and Islamic scholarship swept into the major cities of Europe.(10) They selected various people and called them kings, emirs and sheikhs.(11) His family had been inducted into Mughal hierarchy as amirs (nobles).(12) From 1092 the major concern of the Sultan of Baghdad was the exhaustion of the treasury brought about by the constant ├ö├ç├┐buying off├ö├ç├û of emirs during the civil wars.(13) And there was absolutely strict obedience to the amir - or commander - of the overall operations.(14) Not all the Muslims were so generous, and other Christians were tricked and blackmailed by various emirs , but Saladin's behavior was recognized by both the Muslim and Christian world as an act of great generosity.(15) The amir of Kuwait is not claiming to be a caliph!(16) The Arab emirs governing Sicily imported texts from Baghdad and had a rich library there.

Related Phrases of emir

(1) emir ::

Emir

Related Phrases of emir

(1) emir ::

Emir

Synonyms

Noun

1. emeer ::

emeer

2. amir ::

Amir

3. ameer ::

Ameer

Different Forms

emir, emirate, emirates, emirs

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