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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:

E1M3I1R1

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.

All 4 letters words made out of emir

emir meir eimr iemr mier imer emri meri ermi remi mrei rmei eirm ierm erim reim irem riem mire imre mrie rmie irme rime

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word emir. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in emir.

Definitions and meaning of emir

emir

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

  • emirate

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): (Valencian) [eˈmir]

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

  1. emir

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): /eˈmiɾ/ [eˈmiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

  1. emir

Related terms

  • emirato

Further reading

  • “emir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • emīrus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.miːr/, [ˈɛmiːr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.mir/, [ˈɛːmir]

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

emir m pers

  1. emir (a title of a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation)

Declension

Further reading

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

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)

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  • 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

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈmiɾ/, [ʔɛˈmiɾ]
  • 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): /emiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: e‧mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish امر (emr), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr). Doublet of amir and amiral.

Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَمِيرْ (ʔamīr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)

  1. commander (emir)
  2. prince, ruler (emir)
Declension
Derived terms
  • emirlik (“emirate”)

Source: wiktionary.org