Igama elithi "Amir" linezincazelo ezimbalwa ezihlukene kuye komongo:Ngesi-Arabic, "Amir" (أمير) lisho "isikhulu" noma "umkhuzi." Kuyisihloko esasisetshenziswa ngokwesiko kuzikhulu noma abaholi abasezikhundleni eziphezulu emazweni ama-Arab.
