amir

IPA: ʌmˈɪr

Root Word: Amir

A male given name from Arabic.
A surname from Arabic.
Alternative form of emir [A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.]
Akwesasne: Abbreviation of Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reserve/Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation.; An Amerind settlement in Ontario, Quebec, New York in Canada, United States

Examples of "amir" in Sentences

(MANA's "amir" is Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.)
Also, as the self-styled "amir" of the United Muslim Movement, he has many links to Islamist organizations, including CAIR and the Muslim Alliance in North America.
Persia, and he raises a tribute from them through the hands of his officer, and the tribute which they pay every year by way of poll tax is one gold amir, which is equivalent to one and one-third maravedi.
The only Taliban leader most people know is Mullah Mohammed Omar, the unworldly, one-eyed village preacher who held the grand title amir-ul-momineen - "leader of the faithful" - when he ruled Afghanistan in the late
(MANA's "amir" is Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.) • The Mazen Asbahi connection: The Obama campaign's first Muslim outreach coordinator resigned after it came to light that he had served on the board of a subsidiary of the Saudi-sponsored North American Islamic Trust with Jamal Said, another unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007