وزارت

See also: وزارة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِزَارَة (wizāra), وَزَارَة (wazāra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wi.zɑː.ɾat], [wa.zɑː.ɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.zɑː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɑː.ɾät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.zɑː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɪ.zɑː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wi.zɔː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɔː.ɾät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ve.zɒː.ɹæt̪], [væ.zɒː.ɹæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vi.zɔ.ɾät̪], [vä.zɔ.ɾät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	wizārat, wazārat
Dari reading?	wizārat, wazārat
Iranian reading?	vezârat, vazârat
Tajik reading?	vizorat, vazorat

Noun

Dari	وزارت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	вазорат

وِزارَت • (vezârat)

1. ministry

   وزارت دفاع ― vezârat-e defâ' ― Ministry of Defence

   وزارت امور خارجه ایران ― vezârat-e omur-e xâreje-ye irân ― Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2. (historical) viziership, vizierate

Derived terms

• وزارت‌خانه (vezârat-xâne)

 

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: विज़ारत (vizārat), वज़ारत (vazārat)

  Urdu: وِزارَت (vizārat)

• Pashto: وزارت (wezārat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وِزارَت (wizārat), from Arabic وِزَارَة (wizāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.zɑː.ɾət̪/

Noun

وِزارَت • (vizārat) f (Hindi spelling विज़ारत)

1. ministry
2. premiership
3. vizierate

Declension

Declension of وزارت
	singular	plural
direct	وِزارَت (vizārat)	وِزارَتیں (vizāratẽ)
oblique	وِزارَت (vizārat)	وِزارَتوں (vizāratõ)
vocative	وِزارَت (vizārat)	وِزارَتو (vizārato)