visir

Catalan

Etymology

From French vizir, from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish vezir), from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (vicir) and Old Persian 𐎻𐎡𐎨𐎡𐎼𐎠 (vichira).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /viˈzi/

(Central) IPA^(key): /biˈzir/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /viˈziɾ/

Noun

visir m (plural visirs)

vizier

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”)

Noun

visir m (invariable)

vizier

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic وزير‎ (wazír), from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “minister”). Compare alguacil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈsiɾ/

Noun

visir m (plural visires)

vizier

Related terms

alguacil

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