pir
English
editEtymology
editFrom Persian پیر. Compare Sylheti ꠙꠤꠞ (fir).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɪɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophones: peer, pier
Noun
editpir (plural pirs)
- A Muslim, especially Sufi, holy man or religious leader.
- 1894, D. C. Baillie, Census of India, 1891, Volume 16, Part 1, North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, page 217,
- The five Pirs are not the only Muhammadan martyrs who are worshipped.
- 1996, Akbar Ali Khan, Discovery of Bangladesh, University Press Limited, page 108:
- A second attempt to explain the unique role of the pirs in Bengal was made by Eaton (1994).
- 2003, Ibn Warraq, Leaving Islam, Prometheus Books, page 241:
- Also I learned from the pirs (holy men) and mullahs that someday the entire world will be converted to Islam.
- 1894, D. C. Baillie, Census of India, 1891, Volume 16, Part 1, North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, page 217,
Anagrams
editAzerbaijani
editEtymology
editNoun
editpir (definite accusative piri, plural pirlər)
- old man, whitebeard
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:qoca
- founder or chief of a religious body or sect; a Shia saint
- shrine or tomb of such a chief or saint
- (figurative) authority, expert
Declension
editDeclension of pir | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | pir |
pirlər | ||||||
definite accusative | piri |
pirləri | ||||||
dative | pirə |
pirlərə | ||||||
locative | pirdə |
pirlərdə | ||||||
ablative | pirdən |
pirlərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | pirin |
pirlərin |
Further reading
edit- “pir” in Obastan.com.
Cimbrian
editNoun
editpir f
References
edit- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Cypriot Arabic
editEtymology
editNoun
editpir m (plural pkyara)
References
edit- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 151
Eskayan
editNoun
editpir
Middle English
editNoun
editpir
- Alternative form of pere (“peer”)
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editCentral Kurdish | پرد (pird) |
---|---|
Southern Kurdish | پیەڵ (pyell) |
Zazaki | pird |
Gurani | پرد (pird) |
pir f
Noun
edit- Misspelling of pirr.
Old Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpir m inan
- (attested in Masovia) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Further reading
edit- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “pir”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Romani
editNoun
editpir
- Alternative form of per (“belly, abdomen”)
References
edit- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 519a
- Vaillant, Jean-Alexandre (1868) “pir”, in Grammaire, dialogues et vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens ou Cigains (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve, page 122a
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Bulgarian пир (pir), from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.
Noun
editpir m (uncountable)
Declension
editSwedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English pier. Attested since 1885.
Noun
editpir c
Declension
editDeclension of pir
Declension of pir
References
edit- pir in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- pir in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- pir in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- pir in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
Turkish
editNoun
editpir (definite accusative piri, plural pirler)
Usage notes
edit- In everyday conversation the term may more commonly used in compounds rather than standalone noun. Such as " bu işin piri ", "he/she is master in his/her field", or with field of occupation attributive. As a standalone noun a synonym "usta" may more commonly applied.
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