emirāts

See also: emirats and émirats

Latvian

Etymology

A borrowing from some other European language (cf. French émirat, German Emirat); ultimately from the same source as emīrs (“emir”) (q.v.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

emirāts m (1st declension)

  1. emirate (country ruled by an emir)
    Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti ― United Arab Emirates (country in Asia)
    šī slimnīca ar 10 vietām bija pirmā visā Buhāras emirātā ― this hospital with 10 places (= beds) was the first in the whole emirate of Bukhara

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Derived terms

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