وزارة

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See also: وزارت

Arabic

Root
و ز ر (w z r)
5 terms

Etymology

From the root و ز ر (w-z-r). More at وَزَرَ (wazara) and وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi.zaː.ra/, /wa.zaː.ra/

Noun

وِزَارَة or وَزَارَة (wizāra or wazāraf (plural وِزَارَات (wizārāt))

  1. (uncountable) the office, responsibility, or burden of ministry
    1. (countable) the office, responsibility, or burden of a minister, a ministry
    2. (uncountable, archaic) the office, responsibility, or burden of the second most powerful potentate in a monarchy or an autocracy, the office of the grand vizier, the vizierate
  2. (countable) a government department

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: وزارت (vezârat)
  • Ottoman Turkish: وزارت (vezâret)
  • Swahili: wizara