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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian نَظِیر (nazīr), from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).
Noun
nazir (plural nazirs)
- (historical) The custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment.
- (historical) A native official in an Anglo-Indian court who served summonses, etc.
Further reading
Etymology 2
See Nazir.
Noun
nazir (plural nazirs)
- Alternative letter-case form of Nazir (“Nazarite, a Jew bound by vow to do certain things”)
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَاظِر (nāẓir). Cognate with Turkish nazır.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: na‧zir
Noun
nazir (definite accusative naziri, plural nazirlər)
- minister (head of a government department)
Seçkidən sonra o təhsil naziri təyin edildi.- After the election, s/he was appointed education minister.
Seçkidən sonra o təhsil naziri vəzifəsindən azad edildi.- After the election, s/he was dismissed from the post of education minister.
- nazir vəzifəsi ― ministerial post
- baş nazir ― prime minister
- maliyyə naziri ― finance minister
- müdafiə naziri ― defence minister
Declension
Derived terms
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic نَاظِر (nāẓir), via Ottoman Turkish ناظر.
Noun
nazir
- minister
- Synonym: vezir
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “nazir”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
French
Noun
nazir m (plural nazirs)
- Nazirite
- Synonyms: nazirite, naziréen
Further reading
Romanian
Noun
nazir m (plural naziri)
- Alternative form of nazâr
Declension