وزیر

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Noun[edit]

وزیر (vezir) (plural وزیرلر (vezirler))

  1. minister, cabinet minister
  2. vizier
  3. helper, assistant
  4. (chess) queen

Descendants[edit]

Persian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? wazīr
Dari reading? wazīr
Iranian reading? vazir
Tajik reading? vazir

Noun[edit]

Dari وزیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik вазир

وَزیر (vazir) (plural وزرا (vozarâ) or وزیران (vazirân))

  1. minister
  2. vizier
  3. (chess) queen

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir) رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e)
فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)

References[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَزیر (wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

وَزِیر (vazīrm (formal plural وُزَرا (vuzarā) or وَزِیران (vazīrān) or وَزِیرے (vazīre), Hindi spelling वज़ीर)

  1. minister
  2. vizier
  3. (chess) queen

Declension[edit]

Declension of وزیر
singular plural
direct وزیر (vazīr) وزیر (vazīr)
oblique وزیر (vazīr) وزیروں (vazīrō̃)
vocative وزیر (vazīr) وزیرو (vazīrō)

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