vizier
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- vezir, vezîr (stricter transliterations of Ottoman Turkish)
- vazir (via Persian instead of Ottoman Turkish)
- wasir, wazir, wazīr (directly from Arabic)
- vizir, vizeer, guazil (less common forms)
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir) (Turkish vezir) (via French vizir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”).[1] Doublet of wazir.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɪˈzɪə/, /ˈvɪzɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /vɪˈzɪɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun edit
vizier (plural viziers)
- (history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
- (history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
- (history) An ancient Mesopotamian 𒈛 (sukkal).
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 174:
- As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur.
- vicegerent, viceroy
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Translations edit
high-ranking official
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ “vizier”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch visiere, from Old French visiere.
Noun edit
vizier n (plural vizieren, diminutive viziertje n)
- visor, a removable protective guard on a (knight's) helmet
- backsight, a visual aiming aid on the barrel of a gun
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle French visir, from Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”).
Noun edit
vizier m (plural viziers or vizieren, diminutive viziertje n)
- A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]