Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vizier

/vɪˈzɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: vizier
IPA: /vɪˈzɪɹ/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

noun

The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.

noun

An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)).

noun

A vicegerent, viceroy.

noun

A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.

Example Sentences

"Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. […] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews."
"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."
"Momus is not otherwise attested as Zeus’s advisor, but in name and function he matches Apsu’s vizier Mummu."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: وزیر, وَزِير, و ز ر

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɪˈzɪɹ/
British English: /ˈvɪzɪə/

Inflected Forms

viziers (plural) vezir (alternative) vezîr (alternative) vazir (alternative) wasir (alternative) wazir (alternative) wazīr (alternative) vizir (alternative) vizeer (alternative) guazil (alternative)

Derived Forms

vizierate vizieress vizierial viziership

Phrases

grand vizier

Frequently Paired Words

wazir

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce vizier?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈzɪɹ/.
What does vizier mean?: A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
Where does vizier come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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