امارت
Ottoman Turkish
Noun
امارت • (emâret) (plural امارات)
- an acting as emir, chief or leader
- chieftainship; leadership
- the territory of a chief; a principality
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Turkish: emaret
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “امارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 193
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /imɑːɾat/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɪmɑːɾat/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /emɒːɾæt/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /imɔɾat/
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “امارت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “امارت”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪ.mɑː.ɾət̪/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /ɪ.mɑː.ɾət̪/
Noun
اِمارَت • (imārat) f (Hindi spelling इमारत)
- possession of command; the office, and authority of a commander, governor, &c. (amīr)
- district under the authority of a governor
- a government
- command, authority, power, dominion, rule, sovereignty
- dignity, grandeur, state, magnificence, pomp, display
- increase, abundance, prosperity
Further reading
- “امارت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “امارت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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