different between emir vs imam

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

• imaum

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?m??m/, /??m??m/
• Rhymes: -??m

Noun

imam (plural imams)

1. One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.

1. (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
   1. (Twelver Shi'ism) One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries C.E. who lived exemplary lives.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• I'mma, Imma, Mami, imma, maim, mami

Albanian

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?mam/

Noun

imam m (indefinite plural imamë, definite singular imami, definite plural imamët)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Noun

imam (definite accusative imam?, plural imamlar)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /i?mam/

Noun

imam m (plural imams)

1. (Islam) imam

Further reading

• “imam” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Noun

imam c (singular definite imamen, plural indefinite imamer)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

References

• “imam” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Pronunciation

Noun

imam m (plural imams, diminutive imampje n)

1. (Islam) imam

French

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mam/

Noun

imam m or f (plural imams)

1. (Islam) imam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay imam, from Arabic ????? (?im?m, “leader, imam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mam/
• Hyphenation: i?mam

Noun

imam

1. leader
2. (Islam) imam
3. (Catholicism) priest

Derived terms

Further reading

• “imam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Noun

imam m (invariable)

1. (Islam) imam

   Synonyms: iman, imano

Anagrams

• Imma
• mima

Latin

Adjective

?mam

1. accusative feminine singular of ?mus

Polish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Noun

imam m pers

1. (Islam) imam (“a Shi'ite Muslim leader”)

Declension

Related terms

• imamita
• imamizm

See also

• mufti

Further reading

• imam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?mam/

Noun

imam m (plural imami)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (imam), from Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Noun

ìm?m m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

imam (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. first-person singular present of imati (I have)

Slovene

Verb

imam

1. first-person singular present of imeti

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?mam/, [i?mãm]

• IPA^(key): /i?man/, [i?mãn]

Noun

imam m (plural imames)

1. (Islam) imam

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Pronunciation

Noun

imam (n class, plural imam)

1. imam (Muslim leader)

Swedish

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m, “leader”).

Noun

imam c

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Anagrams

• imma, mima

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (imam), from Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Noun

imam (definite accusative imam?, plural imamlar)

1. (Islam) imam

Declension

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i?m?m]
• Hyphenation: i?mam

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?im?m).

Noun

imam m

1. (Islam) imam
2. (literary) leader