Amir
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Amir is a noble and military title historically used across the Islamic world, often denoting a commander, prince, or high-ranking leader.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amir canonical | 19 |
| Amir (personal name) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Amir (personal name)
|
| hasEtymologicalOrigin |
Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Amir al-Mu'minin
|
| semanticField |
authority
ⓘ
military command ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Amr
ⓘ
surface form:
Ameer
Amir self-link ⓘ Emirs ⓘ
surface form:
Emir
|
| typeOfNobility |
appointed title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ |
| usedIn | Islamic world ⓘ |
| usedInCourtCulture |
Sharia Courts
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic courts
|
| usedInHistoricalPolity |
Caliphates
ⓘ
Emirates ⓘ Sultanates ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| usedInReligionContext | Islam ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| writtenInArabicScript | أمير ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amir (personal name)
subject surface form:
A. A. K. Niazi