name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
wazir
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: W AA0 Z IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Vizier.
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noun
Meaning 3
A fairy chess piece that moves one square orthogonally.
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Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of a tribe of Pashtuns in Waziristan, Pakistan.
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History
Etymology
From Pashto وزير (Wëzír).
Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.
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