pir
/pɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
noun
One of the three hereditary, traditionally endogamous Yazidi castes, taking similar religious roles as the sheikh caste with a few differences.
noun
Initialism of property irregularity report: a form to be filled in when baggage is lost by an airline.
Countable
noun
noun
Alternative letter-case form of pir
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "A second attempt to explain the unique role of the pirs in Bengal was made by Eaton (1994)."
- "Also I learned from the pirs (holy men) and mullahs that someday the entire world will be converted to Islam."
Etymology
From Persian پیر (pir).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: پیر
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɪɹ/
- British English: /pɪə/