وزیر

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

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

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

• Turkish: vezir
• → Bulgarian: везир (vezir)
• → Dutch: vizier
• → French: vizir, visir
  • → English: vizier
• → German: Wesir
• → Italian: visir
• → Latin: vezirus
• → Lithuanian: viziris
• → Polish: wezyr
• → Portuguese: vizir
• → Romanian: vizir
• → Russian: визирь (vizirʹ)
• → Serbo-Croatian: везир, vezir
• → Spanish: visir
• → Swedish: vesir

Roman spelling: vezir

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]

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

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

• وزارت‎

From Persian وزیر‎, from Arabic وزير‎.

• IPA^(key): /ʋə.ziːr/

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

1. minister
2. vizier

• وزارت‎