pir
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
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 1
editCompare Middle Persian [Term?] (/purr/).
Adverb
editpir
Etymology 2
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
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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pir | piren | pirar | pirarna |
Genitive | pirs | pirens | pirars | pirarnas |
Declension of pir | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pir | piren | pirer | pirerna |
Genitive | pirs | pirens | pirers | pirernas |
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
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
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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