Where does “ամիրայ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ամիրայ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Syriac	ܐܡܝܪܐ	emir, prince, prefect, commander
2	Arabic	أَمِير	prince; prince; commander; commander, prince

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