पीर

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیر (pīr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pyl /⁠pīr⁠/, old, aged, ancient). Compare Bengali পীর (pir).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

पीर (pīrm (Urdu spelling پیر)

  1. (Islam, Sufism) Pir, spiritual master
  2. (rare) Monday

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

पीर (pīr) (Urdu spelling پیر)

  1. venerable, revered
  2. (rare) old, aged
    Synonyms: बूढ़ा (būṛhā), बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg)

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