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.
'She's telling a pack of lies!' Amir Khan's father claims 'evil' daughter-in-law invented attack by his sister when she was eight months pregnant... and says marriage WILL end in divorce. 1  Amir Khan's father Sajjad accused the famous boxer's wife of being bad mother. 2  He goes on to say the former world champion will soon leave Faryal Makhdoom.