Emir (Arabic: أمير; amīrah, ãmir, (Persian/Urdu: امیر ) "commander" or "general", also "prince" ; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used in Arabic nations of the Middle East and North Africa, and historically, in some Turkic states. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheiks.
While emir is the predominant spelling in English and many other languages, amir, closer to the original Arabic, is more common for its numerous compounds (e. g. , admiral) and in individual names. Spelling thus differs depending on the sources consulted.
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Origins
Amir, meaning "chieftain" or "commander", is derived from the Arabic root Amr, "command". In the terminology used to discuss the grammar of the Semitic languages and some other Afro-Asiatic languages, a triliteral ( Arabic: جذر ثلاثي Originally simply meaning commander or leader, usually in reference to a group of people, it came to be used as a title of governors or rulers, usually in smaller states, and in modern Arabic usually renders the English word "prince. " The word entered English in 1595, from the French émir. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people [1] It was one of the titles or names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics
Princely, ministerial and noble titles
- The caliphs first used the title Amir al-Muminin ("Commander of the Faithful"), stressing their leadership over all Islam, especially in the military form of jihad; both this command and the title have been assumed by various other Muslim rulers, including sultans and emirs. The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Amir al-Mu'minin ( Arabic أمير المؤمنين Latinized as Miramolinus hence Italian Miramolino usually translated Commander of the Faithful Jihad (جهاد ʤɪhæːd an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims.
- The Abbasid (in theory still universal) Caliph Ar-Radi created the post of Amir al-Umara ("Amir of the Amirs") for his – in fact governing – Wasir (chief minister) Ibn Raik; the title was used in various Islamic monarchies; cfr. Ar-Radi (الراضي was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 934 to his death at the age of thirty-three in 940 Emir ( Arabic: ar أمير;, female أميرة; emira;) ( Farsi and Urdu: امیر) A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian infra for military use
- In Lebanon, the ruling Emir formally used the style al-Amir al-Hakim since, specifying it was still a ruler's title, but now as part of the Ottoman Empire; unchanged when in 1698 the Banu Shihab replaced the Banu Ma'n dynasty and on 27 May 1832 was annexed by khedival Egypt (both nominally Ottoman), but Ottoman rule was restored on October 10, 1840, until the Mount Lebanon emirate ended on January 16, 1842, as the Ottoman Sultans divided their Lebanese province administratively, creating a Christian district in the north and an area under Druze control in the south. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For the HMS Khedive, see ''USS'' Cordova. Khedive (from Persian for "lord" was a title first The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon
- The word Emir is also used less formally for leaders in certain contexts, for example the leader of a group of pilgrims to Mecca is called an emir hadji, a style sometimes used by ruling princes (as a mark of Muslim piety), sometimes awarded in their name. Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Where an adjectival form is necessary, "emiral" suffices.
- Amirzada, the son (hence the Persian patronymic suffix -zade) of a prince, hence the Persian princely title Mirza. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a The title Mirza ( is used for a member of a Royal family or a member of the highest Aristocracy, as well as children of a Sayyida mother
Military ranks and titles
From the start, Emir has been a military title, roughly meaning "general" or "commander. "
The Western naval rank "admiral" comes from the Arabic naval title amir al-bahr, general at sea, which has been used for naval commanders and occasionally the Ministers of Marine. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers
In certain decimally-organized Muslim armies, Amir was an officer rank; e. g. in Mughal India Amirs commanded 1000 horsemen (divided into ten units, each under a Sipah salar), ten of them under one Malik. The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most Spahbod or Spahbed ( Persian: سپهبد in Modern Persian Sepahbod, is derived from the words Spah سپه army bod Malik (ملك) as an Arabic word meaning " king " It has been adopted in various other mainly Asian languages for their ruling princes and to In the imperial army of Qajar Persia:
- Amir-i-Nuyan, Lieutenant general
- Amir Panj, "Commander of 5,000" (Brigadier general)
- Amir-i-Tuman, "Commander of 10,000' (Major general)
- Amir ul-Umara, "Amir of Amirs" (cfr. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries supra) or 'Commander of Commanders'
- Amir Yavarianfar, "Supreme Amir"
In the former Kingdom of Afghanistan, Amir-i-Kabir was a title meaning "great prince" or "great commander. This article is about the history of the area that has became known as Afghanistan, a territory whose current boundaries were mostly determined in the 19th Century "
Other uses
- Amir-i-Il designates the head of an Il (tribe) in imperial Persia.
- Amir is a Jewish name. Emir is also a common Muslim male name for Arab and non-Arab Muslims (Bosnia, Iran), taken from Arabic just as the Western name Rex ("king") is borrowed from Latin. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In Bosnia and Herzegovina female-name Emira – often interpreted as "princess" – is a derivative of male-name Emir. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Emirau Island, also called Emira, is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located at.
See also
Specific emirates of note
- List of emirs of Harar
- List of emirs of Kuwait
- List of emirs of Qatar
- Emirs d'Armènia [[1]]
Islamic titles
- Amir al-Muminin
- Bey
- Caliph
- Mahdi
- Mir, itself used in various compounds
- Mirza, literally "son of an Emir"
- Sheikh
- Sayyid
- Sultan
- Umrao
Emirs in fiction
- Abdul Abulbul Amir character & song
- The "Emir" of Saladin appears in the first few degree rituals of the Ordo Templi Orientis. The Emirs of Harar are as follows 1671 - 1700 &mdash `Abd Allah I ibn `Ali 1700 - 1721 &mdash This is an (incomplete list of Emirs of Kuwait: The Sabah dynasty came to power in 1752 before which date the Bani Khalid tribe ruled the region This is a list of Emirs of Qatar. The emirs of Qatar are members of the Al-Thani dynasty and the state of Qatar was founded in 1868 by Muhammad Amir al-Mu'minin ( Arabic أمير المؤمنين Latinized as Miramolinus hence Italian Miramolino usually translated Commander of the Faithful Bey is a Turkish title for "chieftain" traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah In Islamic eschatology the Mahdi ( ar مهدي, also Mehdi; "Guided One" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth Mir is a title which is derived from the Arabic title Emir or Amir (Arabic أمير) The title Mirza ( is used for a member of a Royal family or a member of the highest Aristocracy, as well as children of a Sayyida mother Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Cheikh, Shaikh, and other variants ( Arabic:, shaykh For the Lost character please see Sayid Jarrah Sayyid ( ar سيد) (plural Saadah is an Honorific title Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings " Abdul Abulbul Amir " is a Folk song written in 1877 by Percy French and later set to music Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO ( Order of the Temple of the East, or the Order of Oriental Templars) is an international fraternal and Religious
Sources and references
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=amir&searchmode=none EtymologyOnLine
- WorldStatesmen Here Religious Organisations - see also many present Muslim countries
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