Etymology

vizier

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Today it means: A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish وزیر ← Arabic وَزِير
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  1. Arabic · derived fromوَزِير“helper, aide, minister”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromوزیر
  3. English todayvizier

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)”). Doublet of wazir.

Words from the same roots

Arabicوَزِير all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.