Emir (Arabic: ;, female: أميرة; emira; ), (Persian and Urdu: امیر) ("commander" or "general", also "prince" ; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer)'s a high title of nobility or office, used throughout the Arab World and historically in 19th-century Afghanistan and also in the medieval Muslim World. Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheiks, but in monarchical states the term's also used for princes, with "Emirate" being analog… (More on Emirs)