emirāts

See also: emirats and émirats

Latvian

Etymology

A borrowing from some other European language (cf. French émirat, German Emirat); ultimately from the same source as emīrs (“emir”) (q.v.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

emirāts m (1st declension)

  1. emirate (country ruled by an emir)
    Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti ― United Arab Emirates (country in Asia)
    šī slimnīca ar 10 vietām bija pirmā visā Buhāras emirātā ― this hospital with 10 places (= beds) was the first in the whole emirate of Bukhara

Declension

Declension of emirāts (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative emirāts emirāti
genitive emirāta emirātu
dative emirātam emirātiem
accusative emirātu emirātus
instrumental emirātu emirātiem
locative emirātā emirātos
vocative emirāt emirāti

Derived terms

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