1. amir - Noun
2. Amir - Proper noun
Emir.
One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.
Same as Ameer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI would, in a sense, certainly assist the Amir of Afghanistan if he waged war against the British Government. That is to say, I would openly tell my countrymen that it would be a crime to help a government which had lost the confidence of the nation to remain in power. Mahatma Gandhi
I think that everything he did, feeding the poor, giving money to friends in need, it was all a way of redeeming himself. And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good. Khaled Hosseini
it is a heartBreaking sound, Amir Jan, the Wailing of a mother. I pray to Allah you Never hear it. Khaled Hosseini
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir. Khaled Hosseini
Amir Khusrau writes that under Jalauddin Khalji (1290-96), after a battle, "whatever live Hindu fell into the hands of the victorious king was pounded to bits under the feet of the elephants. The Musalman captives had their lives spared.”. Amir Khusrow
Amir Khusrau mentions some of the powers "of sorcery and enchantment possessed by the inhabitants of India. First of all they can bring a dead man to life. If a man has been bitten by a snake and is rendered speechless, they can resuscitate him even after six months.”. Amir Khusrow