. "Emir (/\u0259\u02C8m\u026A\u0259r, e\u026A\u02C8m\u026A\u0259r, \u02C8e\u026Am\u026A\u0259r/; Arabic: \u0623\u0645\u064A\u0631\u200E \u02BEAm\u012Br [\u0294\u00E6\u02C8mi\u02D0r]), sometimes transliterated (olowan, Datu in Meranau common version.) Amir, Amier or Ameer, is an aristocratic or noble title of high office used in a variety of places in the Arab countries and Afghanistan. It means commander, general, or prince. The feminine form is Emira (\u0623\u0645\u064A\u0631\u0629 \u02BEAm\u012Brah). When translated as prince, the word \"emirate\" is analogous to a sovereign principality."@en . .