Where does “ամիրա” come from?

ամիրա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ամիրայ, from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

ամիրա (Armenian): amir, emir; amira

Definitions

  1. amir, emir; amira

Ancestry of “ամիրա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianամիրայ—
2Classical Syriacܐܡܝܪܐemir, prince, prefect, commander
3Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince

Words derived from “ամիրա”

Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܡܝܪܐ →Every word from Old Armenian ամիրայ →