Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wazir

/wɑzˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: wazir
IPA: /wɑzˈɪɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A fairy chess piece that moves one square orthogonally.

noun

A member of a tribe of Pashtuns in Waziristan, Pakistan.

name

Example Sentences

"The Wazir brought him and the King said, "Give him a thousand miskals of gold from the treasury, and load him ten camels with goods for trade, and send him under escort to his own town.""
"Another type of rider is the Mao which is the knight in Chinese chess. It makes its move in two steps, a noncapturing wazir move followed by a fers move, so the cell moved through must be vacant. The Moa (W.Speckman) is a knight that moves as fers followed by wazir."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.

Word Breakdown

Root: و ز ر

Inflected Forms

wazirs (plural) Waziri (alternative)

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce wazir?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑzˈɪɹ/.
What does wazir mean?: Vizier.
Where does wazir come from?: Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.

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