امیر amīr A s. m. A commander; a nobleman, a grandee, a lord. امیرالامرا amīru-l-umarā, Lord of lords (a title given by eastern princes to their prime ministers). امیرالبحر amīru-l-baḥr, Admi- ral. امیرالمومنین amīru-l-mūminīn, Commander of the faithful (a title of the Khalifs). A.P. امیرانه amīrāna, adj. Princely, lordly. A. P. امیرزاده amīr-zāda, Nobly-born.

امیري amīr-ī A s. f. Sovereignty, sway, lord- ship, dignity of امیر amīr.

تخمير taḵẖmīr A (inf. ii. of خمر) s. f. Fermenta- tion, forming into leaven.

تعمير taﻌmīr A (inf. ii. of عمر) s. f. 1. Rebuilding, building, structure, repairing. 2. Making a place habitable, productive and populous. (Plur. تعميرات). تعميرکرنا taﻌmīr karnā, To build. تعميرهونا taﻌmīr honā, To be built.

خمير ḵẖamīr A (from خمر) s. m. Leaven, whatever is used to ferment.

خميره ḵẖamīra A (from خمر) s. m. Leaven, whatever is used to ferment.

سمير समीर samīr S s. m. Wind, air.

ضمير ẓamīr A s. f. 1. The mind, heart, thought, reflection, sense, conscience, conception, idea, comprehension. 2. A personal pronoun.

ضميري ẓamīr-ī A adj. Of the mind or thought, pronominal.

قطمير ḳit̤mīr A s. m. 1. The thin pellicle on a date stone. 2. Name of the dog which ac- companied the seven sleepers. نقيروقطمير na- ḳīr o ḳit̤mīr, adv. Minutely, exactly, to the point.

مير mīr P s. m. 1. A chief, leader. 2. A title by which Saiyids are called. مير آتش mīr-i-ātash, The chief of the fireworks or artillery, master of the ordnance. مير آتشي mīr-ātash-ī, s. f. The office of mīr-ātash. مير آخور mīr- āḵẖụr, Master of the horse. مير بحر mīr-baḥr, A collector of port duty. مير بخشي mīr-baḵẖshī, s. m. The paymaster general. مير دهه mīr- dah-a, s. m. A commander or superintendant of ten (servants, &c.). مير سامان mīr-sāmān, Head steward. مير شکار mīr-shikār, 1. A bird- catcher, a huntsman. 2. (met.) A pimp. مير مجلس mīr-i-majlis, The master of the cere- monies, president or chairman. مير مطبخ mīr- mat̤baḵẖ, Chief of the kitchen or chief cook. مير منزل mīr-i-manzil, Quarter-master-general.

ميراث mīrās̤ A (from ورث Heb. ) s. f. Heri- tage, patrimony, hereditary estate, a bequest (Harris).

ميراثن mīrās̤an A. s. f. A singing girl (of a cast who sing and play on musick before women only). (ميراثنيان mīrās̤niyān, Females who only sing in presence of women, and play, sit- ting, upon the ḍholak and manjīrā: Qanoon-e-islam).

ميراثي mīrās̤-ī A. adj. 1. Hereditary, inherited. 2. A singer (of a cast who follow that profession from generation to generation).

ميران mīr-ān P. s. m. A portion paid to the head of a department out of the fees received by the inferiour officers.