emir 復習
ドイツで、イスラム国のメンバーと思われるシリア人男性が逮捕されました。
Germany arrests Syrian suspected of IS membership
German authorities say they have arrested a 29-year-old Syrian suspected of membership in the Islamic State group.
Federal prosecutors say the man was arrested Thursday in the Leipzig region.
In a statement Friday, prosecutors said the suspect joined a military unit of the Nusra Front in Syria. He allegedly rose to become the unit's 'emir' in the Raqqa region and took part in the conquest of the town of Dibsi Afnan in Novemer 2012, and the town of Tabka in February 2013.
After the Nusra Front clashed with the Islamic State group in early 2013 he defected to the latter.
The man was identified only as Ahmad A. A., in line with German privacy rules.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-arrests-syrian-suspected-membership-47224443
取り上げる単語は"emir" /eˈmɪə (eˈmɪr)/ です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）によると、「（アラビアの）君主、首長」や「ムハンマドの子孫の尊称」、「トルコの高官の称号」とありました。LDOCEでは、"a Muslim ruler, especially in the Middle East and parts of Africa"と定義されています。
因みに、関連語として"emirate"「アラビア首長の権限、首長の（管轄区域）国、アラビア首長の在位期間」があり、これは日本語でもよく耳にします。(Akim)
