"Amir" meaning in English

See Amir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Amirs [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, emir, admiral, and amira. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ء م ر}}, {{bor|en|ar|أَمِير||commander, prince}} Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”), {{doublet|en|amir|emir|admiral|amira}} Doublet of amir, emir, admiral, and amira Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Amir (plural Amirs)
  1. A male given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Ameer Related terms: Amira Translations (given name): أَمِير (ʔamīr) [masculine] (Arabic), 𐡀‬𐡌𐡉𐡓 (alt: ʾ‬myr) [Hebrew] (Chinese), ܐܡܝܪ [Syriac] (Chinese), ܐܡܝܖ [Syriac, archaic] (Chinese), 阿米爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿米尔 (Āmǐ'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), אָמִיר (amir) [masculine] (Hebrew), עָמִיר (amír) [masculine] (Hebrew), Amir (Malay), امیر (amir) (Persian), Ами́р (Amír) [masculine] (Russian), Emir [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Emir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Amir-en-name-gJIKfgvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aramaic translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Aramaic translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'given name': 95 5
  2. A surname from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Amir-en-name-taWjpCcX Categories (other): English surnames
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