زائر

Arabic

Root
ز و ر (z-w-r)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of زَارَ (zāra, to visit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaː.ʔir/
  • Rhymes: -ir

Noun

زَائِر • (zāʔir) m (plural زَائِرُون (zāʔirūn) or زُوَّار (zuwwār))

  1. visitor, guest, caller

Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَائِر (zāʔir).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɑː.ʔɪɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɑː.jɪɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zɔː.jiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? zā'ir
Dari reading? zā'ir
Iranian reading? zâ'er
Tajik reading? zoʾir

Noun

زائر • (zâ'er) (plural زائران (zâ'erân))

  1. pilgrim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زائر (zā'ir), from Arabic زَائِر (zāʔir).

Pronunciation

Noun

زائِر • (zāir) m (formal plural زائرین, Hindi spelling ज़ाइर)

  1. pilgrim
  2. (loosely) traveller

References

  • زائر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • زائر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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