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amir

amir is the alternative form of emir.

Meaning of emir

Noun

emir (plural emirs or (rare) umara)

  1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
  2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Amir

Amir (plural Amirs)

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: AMIR

AMIR

  1. (abbreviation) Akwesasne: Abbreviation of Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reserve/Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation; An Amerind settlement in Ontario, Quebec, New York in Canada, United States.

Forms of amir

Noun
pluralamirs
plural (rare)umara
Proper noun
pluralAmirs
alternative formAmeer

Origin of amir

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of Amir, emir, admiral, and amira.

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, emir, admiral, and amira.

Words formed from amir

Questions about amir

What does amir mean?
Amir means a male given name from Arabic.
What is amir the alternative form of?
Amir is the alternative form of emir.
What part of speech is amir?
Amir is a proper noun.

Words near amir in the dictionary

  1. Amiots
  2. Amiott
  3. amiphenazole
  4. amiprilose
  5. amiquinsin
  6. amir
  7. amir al-umara
  8. amira
  9. Amirah
  10. amiral
  11. Amirani

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amir (page history and authors); Amir (page history and authors); AMIR (page history and authors); emir (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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