Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ameer \A*meer"\, Amir \A*mir"\, n. [See {Emir}.]
   1. Emir. [Obs.]

   2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.

Amir \A*mir"\, n.
   Same as {Ameer}.

Source : WordNet®

amir
     n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or
         Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {emeer}, {ameer}]