name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Amir
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Amira
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees in Constantinople which was in charge of national Armenian matters in the Ottoman Empire before the Armenian National Constitution of 1860 was adopted.
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Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra, “princess”).
From Armenian ամիրա (amira), from Old Armenian ամիրայ (amiray), from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ (ʾămīrāʾ), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”). Doublet of amir, Amir, emir, and admiral.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ամիրա (amira) — member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees
- Russian: амира́ (amirá) — member of a wealthy class of Armenian grandees
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