1
The amir laughed and turned to his attendants, who laughed with him.
2
The amir laughed, but I thought he looked puzzled-perplexed, rather than displeased.
3
The Kohen was now anxious to take us to the amir.
4
The amir then took up his residence in Brusa, removing in 1855 to Damascus.
5
The sparks made much crackling from the wires, at which the amir laughed aloud.
6
He marched against the amir, defeated him and entered Mascara.
7
This serious reverse roused the amir, who had not at first displayed much activity.
8
The amir chuckled softly to himself and smiled.
9
Had you tried to leave this place he would have brought you back to the amir.
10
And then came word from Habibullah Kahn, the Afghan amir, that we might draw nearer Khabul.
11
The amir, in addition to being chief executive officer, is chief judge and supreme court of appeal.
12
The breed of horses was much improved under the amir Abdur Rahman, who took much interest in it.
13
The government of Afghanistan is an absolute monarchy under the amir, and succession to the throne is hereditary.
14
The amir Abdur Rahman, whose movements had hitherto been slow and uncertain, now acted with vigour and decision.
15
So it came about, sahib, that the Germans and ourselves were ordered hotfoot out of the amir's country.
16
They took the substantive ''amir'' and the article ''al'' to form one word, ''amiral'' or ''ammiral'' or ''almirante.''