ameer
- noun
- /əˈmɪr/
Examples
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What are you planning to do, Your Highness The Ameer?
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But this would be very dangerous, Your Highness The Ameer!
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Let him speak, Your Highness The Ameer.
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As you please, Your Highness The Ameer.
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Come on, Your Highness The Ameer!
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Your Highness The Ameer, she would never betray you.
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His Highness The Ameer will soon find out who you really are... ...how you have infiltrated the palace... ...and how you have been taking orders from the Templars.
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The Ameer of the small village greeted the travelers with hospitality.
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As the Ameer, he made important decisions that affected all his people.
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In ancient times, an Ameer often commanded a loyal group of warriors.
Synonyms
A Muslim ruler in parts of Africa or Arabia
A Muslim ruler of a country, often from the Ottoman Empire
A local ruler or chief in parts of Africa and Arabia
A person who independently rules a region, often in Arabia or Africa
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ameer comes from the Arabic word amir, which means 'commander' or 'prince' and is built on amr for 'command'. So an ameer is a ruler or chieftain — literally someone who 'commands' and leads a people.