amir
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Final say belonged to the leadership shura, or council, based in the southern city of Kandahar and presided over by a supreme leader called the amir al momineen, or commander of the faithful.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Nur was a senior commander, or amir, and a close adviser to Shekau.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 20, 2018
President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the amir of Kuwait, on Sept. 13, 2013, in the Oval Office.
From US News ● May 10, 2016
He doesn’t really do ugly, Uzzie. amir getting movement away from him, and I’d shove a second gripper in.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016
In January 1884 Zogal, the new dervish amir of the province, attacked El Fasher, where Said Bey Guma and an Egyptian garrison 1000 strong with 10 guns was still holding out, and captured it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
