The term is borrowed from the contrapuntal technique of suspension, where a note from a previous chord is carried over to the next chord, and then resolved down to the third or tonic, suspending a note from the previous chord.
Muslim Meaning: The name Amir is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Amir is: Populous. Full. Prosperous. Amply settled. Civilized. Also used to refer to a prince or ruler.
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Arabshah's 14th century biography, Tamerlane or Timur: The Great Amir, states that Timur was descended from Genghis Khan on his mother's side; it is not entirely clear whether that is true.hat was not the Central Asian conqueror's actual name, though. More properly, he is known as Timur, from the Turkic word for iron.. Amir Timur is remembered as a vicious conqueror, who razed ancient cities to the ground and put entire populations to the sword.