وزیر اعظم

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic وَزِير أَعْظَم (wazīr ʔaʕẓam).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪ ʔäʔ.zäm]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪ ʔɑː.zäm]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wä.zi.ɾi ʔɔː.zäm]

Readings
Classical reading? wazīri a'zam
Dari reading? wazīri a'zam
Iranian reading? vazire a'zam
Tajik reading? vaziri aʾzam

Noun

Dari وزیر اعظم
Iranian Persian
Tajik вазири аъзам

وَزیرِ اَعظَم • (vazir-e a'zam)

  1. prime minister (political figure)
    Synonym: نخست‌وزیر (noxost-vazir)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وزیر اعظم (wazīr-i a'zam).

Pronunciation

Noun

وَزِیرِ اَعْظَم • (vazīr-i a'zam) m (Hindi spelling वज़ीर-ए-आज़म)

  1. prime minister
  2. (historical) grand vizier
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