वज़ीर

See also: वज्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وزیر (wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋə.ziːɾ/, [ʋɐ.ziːɾ], /ʋə.d͡ʒiːɾ/, [ʋɐ.d͡ʒiːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

वज़ीर • (vazīr) m (Urdu spelling وَزِیر)

  1. vizier
  2. (government) minister
    Synonym: मंत्री (mantrī)
  3. (chess) queen

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā)
बादशाह (bādśāh)
शाह (śāh)
रानी (rānī)
वज़ीर (vazīr)
मंत्री (mantrī)
बेगम (begam)
फ़रज़ी (farzī)
हाथी (hāthī)
कश्ती (kaśtī)
रुख़ (rux)
ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)
फ़ील (fīl)
पील (pīl)
घोड़ा (ghoṛā) प्यादा (pyādā)
पैदल (paidal)
सिपाही (sipāhī)
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