Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَمِيرٌ

Root: امر

Full Definition

أَمِيرٌ One having, holding, or possessing, command; a commander; a governor; a lord; a prince, or king: fem. with ة: pl. إُمَرَآءُ.
2 A leader of the blind. So in the saying of El-Aashà: إِذَاكَانَ هَادِى الفَتَى فِى البِلَا دِصَدْرَ القَنَاةِ أَطَاعَ الأَمِيرَا [When the young man's guide in the countries, or lands, or the like, is the top of the cane, he obeys the leader of the blind].
3 A woman's husband.
4 A neighbour.
5 A person with whom one consults: any one of whom one begs counsel, or advice, in a case of fear. You say, هُوَ أَمِيرِى He is the person with whom I consult.


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