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.
AZIZ Ø¹Ø²ÛØ² m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Uzbek. Means powerful, respected, beloved, derived from Arabic Ø¹Ø²Ù ('azza) meaning to be powerful or to be cherished. In Islamic tradition Ø§ÙØ¹Ø²ÙØ² (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.