وزیر

See also: وزير‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”).

Noun

وزیر‎ • (vezir) m, وزیرلر‎ (vezirler) pl

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

Descendants

See also

Roman spelling: vezir

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister, one who bears (the burden of office)”), from an Iranian source. Compare Middle Persian wcyl (vičīr (early), wizīr (late), “decision, judgment”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬗𐬌𐬭𐬀‎ (vīcira, “arbitrator, judge”), Old Armenian վճիռ (včiṙ).[1]

Noun

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

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

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
  1. "vizier." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian وزیر‎, from Arabic وزير‎.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋə.ziːr/

Noun

وزیر • (vazīr) m — plural وزرا‎ (vuzarā), وزیران‎ (vazīrān), وزیرے‎ (vazire)

  1. minister
  2. vizier
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