What is "zamir"

The name Zamir corresponds to at least two different names.

One is as the transliteration of the modern Israeli given name and surname, , meaning "singer" (rarely, for a male singer with a high pitched voice) or "nightingale". Examples are given below.

Another is as the male Muslim given name, , meaning "heart" or "conscience". This is properly transliterated as Ḍamīr, but commonly appears as Zamir or Zameer or Damir or Dameer. Examples are given below.

Zamir is a personal name among Albanians, where it literally means "good voice", from "za"= "voice" + "mir" = "good".

Zamir also appears as a personal name in south-Slavonic (formerly Yugoslav) culture. This may be a use of the Muslim name, but coincidentally in south Slavonic it could mean "for peace" ("za" = "for" + "mir"= "peace").

Zamir may refer to:

• Zamir (name), a given name and surname in various languages
• Zameer (1975 film), a 1975 Hindi film
• Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul, 1997 film
• Zameer: The Fire Within, 2005 film