Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔaˈmi:r], Persian pronunciation: [æmiːˈɾ] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Pashto, Urdu |
Origin | |
Meaning | 'prince', 'chief' (Arabic); 'immortal' (Persian); 'crown' (Hebrew) |
Region of origin | Arabia, Iran, Israel |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Ameer, Emir, Amiri |
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; (Arabic: أمير, Persian: امیر, Persian pronunciation: [æmiːˈɾ], Hebrew: אמיר) is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin.
The name has different meanings in multiple languages.
In Arabic the name means prince or royal. The word originally meant 'commander (of army)'. It later became a title given to a ruler's son, and hence 'prince'. In Arabic, the name comes from the same root as the word emir.
In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”.
In Persian (Persian: امير) the name means ‘immortal’. In Persian Amir has a different meaning with other languages, it consists of two parts; A- which means 'un-' and mir which is the root of the verb mordan ('to die'), so Amir in Persian means 'the one who [his spirit and his memory] will never die'.[citation needed]
In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’.
In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop). When spelt עמיר the name means a small sheaf or bundle (of grain, usually wheat or barley) [1]