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.
What does Amir mean? Amir [amir]â² as a boys' name is pronounced a-MEER. It is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Amir is prince; treetop. Term for a high-ranking and powerful official in many different capacities in the Muslim world. ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, prince (king), high (great), powerful.
Momineen is a variant transliteration of the Arabic mu'minin which is translated sometimes as the believers and sometimes as the faithful. So ameen ul-momineen might be translated as something like trustee of the faithful. The cousin and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, is sometimes referred to as Amin ul-Mu'minin.