Amir

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honorific military title noble title

Amir is a noble and military title historically used across the Islamic world, often denoting a commander, prince, or high-ranking leader.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific → military title → noble title →
broaderConcept	military rank → title of nobility →
contrastedWith	Caliph → Sultan →
denotesRank	high-ranking leader → military commander → prince →
genderForm	masculine →
hasDerivedGivenName	Amir (personal name) →
hasEtymologicalOrigin	Arabic language →
hasFunction	courtly rank → military leadership → provincial governance →
hasMeaning	commander → leader → prince →
hasPluralForm	Umara →
historicallyUsedBy	Muslim rulers → military commanders → provincial governors →
isTitleFor	male person →
languageOfOriginCode	ar →
relatedTitle	Amir al-Bahr → Amir al-Mu'minin →
semanticField	authority → military command → nobility →
transliterationVariant	Ameer → Amir → Emir →
typeOfNobility	appointed title → hereditary title →
usedIn	Islamic world →
usedInCourtCulture	Islamic courts →
usedInHistoricalPolity	Caliphates → Emirates → Sultanates →
usedInRegion	Central Asia → Middle East → North Africa → South Asia →
usedInReligionContext	Islam →
usedSinceCentury	7th century →
writtenInArabicScript	أمير →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Timur →	claimedTitle
Amir Sjarifuddin →	givenName
Amir ("Amir (personal name)") →	hasDerivedGivenName
Amir →	transliterationVariant
Timurid dynasty →	usesTitle