visir

Catalan

Etymology

From French vizir, from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish vezir), from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (vicir) and Old Persian 𐎻𐎡𐎨𐎡𐎼𐎠 (vichira).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /viˈzi/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /biˈzir/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /viˈziɾ/

Noun

visir m (plural visirs)

  1. vizier

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”)

Noun

visir m (invariable)

  1. vizier

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic وزير‎ (wazír), from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “minister”). Compare alguacil.

Noun

visir m (plural visires)

  1. vizier
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