Wazir: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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وزیر
وَزِير
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Wazir (وزیر, Arabic وَزِير) means “minister; helper who shares a load”. It comes from the Arabic root و ز ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, و ز ر.
- Meaning
- minister; helper who shares a load
- معنی
- وزیر، مددگار
Where it comes from
From wizr, burden; Musa asks for a wazīr from his family (20:29).
- Say it
- wa-zeerAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- و ز ر
- Other spellings
- Wazeer · Vazir
- Themes
- Honour