MaleOrigin: Arabic

Emir: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Emir is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “commander, prince, ruler”.

Say it: eh-meer

About the name Emir

Meaning: commander, prince, ruler
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic amīr.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: eh-meer

How to pronounce Emir

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingeh-meer is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Emir

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Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Emir with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Emir'e, Emir'in), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Emir is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Emir'de, Emir'i.

Because Emir ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Emir'i, Emir'e) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Emir
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Emir'i	Emir'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Emir?
Dative (to)	Emir'e	Emir'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Emir.
Locative (at / with)	Emir'de	Anahtarlar Emir'de. Emir has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Emir.)
Ablative (from)	Emir'den	Emir'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Emir.
Genitive (’s)	Emir'in	Bu Emir'in çantası. This is Emir’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Emir'le	Dün Emir'le konuştum. I talked with Emir yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Emir mean?

Emir is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “commander, prince, ruler”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic amīr.

How do you pronounce Emir?

Say it roughly as “eh-meer”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Emir in Turkish?

Because Emir is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Emir'e (to Emir), Emir'in (Emir’s), Emir'de (at Emir’s) and Emir'le (with Emir).