pir
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɪɹ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: peer, pier
Noun edit
pir (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,
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pir (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 edit
Declension 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 edit
Noun edit
pir 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 edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pir 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 edit
Noun edit
pir
Middle English edit
Noun edit
pir
- Alternative form of pere (“peer”)
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Middle Persian [Term?] (/purr/).
Adverb edit
pir
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Central Kurdish | پرد (pird) |
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Southern Kurdish | پیەڵ (pyell) |
Zazaki | pird |
Gurani | پرد (pird) |
pir f
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pir m inan
- The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Further reading edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “pir”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Romani edit
Noun edit
pir
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Bulgarian пир (pir), from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.
Noun edit
pir m (uncountable)
Declension edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English pier. Attested since 1885.
Noun edit
pir c
Declension edit
Declension of pir | ||||
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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
Turkish edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
pir (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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