Ottoman Turkish

Noun

وزير • ‎(wazīr) m, وزراء (wuzarā’) pl

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

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

Related terms

• وزارت

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.

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• وزارت