emir
eh-MEER · noun
Origin
Emir comes from Middle French emir, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish emir, which came from Arabic ʔamīr, meaning "commander, prince."
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Journey
The sense of "commander, prince" appears to have carried through from Arabic into Ottoman Turkish, French, and English.
Related words
It's a doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira, meaning they all descend from the same Arabic root even though they look and sound different now.