Etymology

mirza

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Today it means: An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Persian میرزا
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mirza · noun1

  1. Persian · derived fromمیرزا
  2. English todaymirza

From Persian میرزا (mirzâ).

Mirza · noun, proper noun2

  1. Persian · derived fromمیرزا
  2. English todayMirza

From Persian میرزا (mirzâ), from earlier میرزاد (mirzâd), composed of میر (mir, “commander”) (from Arabic title أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”)) and the suffix ـزاد، ـزاده (-zâd, -zâde, “child of, son of”), from زادن (zâdan). Akin to Amir, amir, emir and admiral.

Words from the same roots

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mourza

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.

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