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