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Is emir a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word emir is a Scrabble US word. The word emir is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is emir a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word emir is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

E1M3I1R1

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Yes. The word emir is a Words With Friends word. The word emir is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (5 found)

EMIR,MERI,MIRE,RIEM,RIME,

3-letter words (6 found)

ERM,IRE,MIR,REI,REM,RIM,

2-letter words (5 found)

EM,ER,ME,MI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from emir according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of emir

emir

English

Alternative forms

  • amir
  • ameer, amier, emeer, admiral (all archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈɛmɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

emir (plural emirs or (rare) umara)

  1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
  2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • emir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • IMer, Meir, Meri, Mire, Remi, meri, mire, reim, riem, rime

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmir]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [eˈmir]

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir

  1. order

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • “emir”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir c (singular definite emiren, plural indefinite emirer)

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

References

  • “emir” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of admiraal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.mir/, [ˈeː.mir], [ˈeɪ̯.mir]
  • Hyphenation: emir

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Derived terms

  • emiraat

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈmiɾ/ [ɛˈmiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir

Related terms

  • emirato

Further reading

  • “emir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Latin

Alternative forms

  • emīrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.miːr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.mir]

Noun

emīr m (genitive emīris); third declension

  1. (New Latin) emir

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

  • emīrātus

References

emir in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirer, definite plural emirene)

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

  • “emir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir m (definite singular emiren, indefinite plural emirar, definite plural emirane)

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

References

  • “emir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mir/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmir
  • Syllabification: e‧mir
  • Homophone: Emir

Noun

emir m pers

  1. emir (title of a prince, commander, or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation)
    Hypernym: władca
  2. (historical) emir (commander of armies in Arab countries until the 7th century; later: grand-governor of a conquered province)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • emir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • emir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • emir in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • amir

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -iɾ, (most of Brazil) -iʁ
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • irem, riem

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • емир (emir) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French émir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈmir/
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emiri)

  1. emir

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • amir (rare, directly from Arabic)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈmiɾ/ [eˈmiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: emir

Further reading

  • “emir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  • emir on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es

Swedish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

emir c

  1. emir (an Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

Anagrams

  • remi

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish emir (“emir”), from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈmiɾ/ [ʔɛˈmɪɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧mir

Noun

emír (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. emir

Related terms

Further reading

  • “emir”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈmiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)

  1. command
  2. order
Declension
Synonyms
  • (order): buyruk
  • (command): komut

Etymology 2

Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)

  1. misspelling of emîr

Source: wiktionary.org