وزیر

See also: وزير‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr).

Noun

وزیر • (vezir) (plural وزیرلر‎ (vezirler))

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

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wä.zíːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wä.zíːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wä.zíɾ]

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

Noun
Dari وزیر‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik вазир

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

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

Descendants

See also
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

    Urdu

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

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

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