मीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian میر (mir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr). Doublet of अमीर (amīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /miːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

मीर • (mīr) m (Urdu spelling میر)

1. leader, headman
2. (historical) Mir: title used by Muslim rulers of princely states

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press