Amir

See also: AMIR, amir, and amîr

English

Alternative forms

• Ameer

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Amir (plural Amirs)

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

Related terms

• Amira

Translations

given name

• Arabic: أَمِير (ar) m (ʔamīr)
• Aramaic:
• Chinese:

  Hebrew: 𐡀‬𐡌𐡉𐡓 (ʾ‬myr)

  Mandarin: 阿米爾／阿米尔 (zh) (Āmǐ'ěr)

  Syriac: ܐܡܝܪ, ܐܡܝܖ (archaic)

• Hebrew: אָמִיר (he) m (amir), עָמִיר (he) m (amír)
• Malay: Amir
• Persian: امیر (fa) (amir)
• Russian: Ами́р (ru) m (Amír)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: Emir m

• Turkish: Emir (tr)

Anagrams

• Rima, raim, rami, Mari, Mira, RIMA, Irma, mair, rima, Rami, RAIM, Mair

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Amir

1. (Bosnia) a male given name from Arabic

Further reading

• “Amir”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Tausug

Alternative forms

• Amil

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔamiɾ/ [ʔɑˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: A‧mir

Proper noun

Amir (Sulat Sūg spelling أَمِيرْ)

1. a male given name from Arabic