وزیر اعظم

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic وَزِير أَعْظَم (wazīr ʔaʕẓam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wa.ziː.ɾi ʔaʔ.zam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪ ʔäʔ.zäm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪ ʔäʔ.zäm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪ ʔɑː.zäm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.zi.ɾi ʔɔː.zäm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.ziː.ɹe ʔæʔ.zæm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.zi.ɾi ʔäʔ.zäm]

Readings
Classical reading?	wazīri a'zam
Iranian reading?	vazire a'zam
Tajik reading?	vaziri aʾzam

Noun

Dari	وزیر اعظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	вазири аъзам

وَزیرِ اَعظَم • (vazir-e a'zam)

1. prime minister (political figure)

   Synonym: نخست‌وزیر (noxost-vazir)

Descendants

• Bengali: উজিরে আজম (uzire azôm)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: वज़ीर-ए-आज़म (vazīr-e-āzam)

  Urdu: وَزِیرِ اَعْظَم (vazīr-e āzam)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وزیر اعظم (wazīr-i a'zam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ziːɾ.eː.ɑː.zəm/

Noun

وَزِیرِ اَعْظَم • (vazīr-i a'zam) m (Hindi spelling वज़ीर-ए-आज़म)

1. prime minister
2. (historical) grand vizier