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/a.mi.ʁal/
Translation
admiral
Word origin
From Arabic amir al ('commander of the'), taken from phrases such as amir al-bahr ('commander of the sea'). The d was added later under the pull of Latin admirari.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- amir
- English cognates
- admiral, emir
Grammar
Examples
L' l' .
The admiral gave the order to sail.
quarante .
He was made an admiral at forty.
- .
His grandfather was a very well-known admiral.
au .
Our admiral refuses to return to harbour.
.
An admiral commands more than twenty ships.
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