different between emir vs caliph

English

Alternative forms

• ameer, amir, emeer

Etymology

From Middle French emir, from Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”). Akin to amir, Amir and admiral. Doublet of amira.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

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, meri, mire, reim, riem, rime

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??mi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e?mi?/

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

1. emir

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir c (singular definite emiren, plural indefinite emirer)

1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

References

• “emir” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French émir, from Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.mir/, [?e?.mir], [?e??.mir]
• Hyphenation: emir

Noun

emir m (plural emirs)

1. emir (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

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir

Related terms

• emirato

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Noun

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

1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

References

• “emir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Noun

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

1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

References

• “emir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Noun

emir m pers

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

Declension

Further reading

• emir in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• emir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.?mi?/
• Hyphenation: e?mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Romanian

Etymology

From French émir

Noun

emir m (plural emiri)

1. emir

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• amir (rare)

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?mi?/, [e?mi?]
• Hyphenation: e?mir

Noun

emir m (plural emires)

1. emir

Derived terms

• emirato

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 Arabic ??????? (?am?r, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?r

Noun

emir c

1. an emir (Islamic prince or leader)

Declension

Anagrams

• remi

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emi?/
• Hyphenation: e?mir

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (emir), from Arabic ?????? (?amr).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emri, plural emirler)

1. command
2. order

Declension

Synonyms

• (order): buyruk
• (command): komut

Etymology 2

From Arabic ???????? (?am?r).

Noun

emir (definite accusative emiri, plural emirler)

1. commander
2. prince, ruler

Declension

Derived terms

• emirlik (“emirate”)

English

Alternative forms

• calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifa

Etymology

From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic ????????? (?al?fa, “caliph”) and ??????? (?al?f, “successor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke??l?f/, /?kæl?f/

Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

1. The political leader of the Muslim world; the successor of the prophet Muhammad's political authority.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• chapli, haplic