Eastern Syriac :ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ
Western Syriac :ܘܰܙܺܝܪܳܐ
Eastern phonetic :' wa zi:ra
Category :noun
[Government]
English :1) a vizier / vizir , a minister of State , a Secretary of State , Acts : 13 : a proconsul ; ܪܹܫ ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ / ܪܹܫ ܡܵܠܘܿܟܹ̈ܐ : the Prime Minister / ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ; 2) a town clerk ; 3) Urmiah : the Queen at chess ; 4) ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܬܵܪ : an ambassador , voir ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ ; 5) Minister ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܬܵܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ- immigration minister ; ܘܵܙܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ- Ministry of Health ; ܘܵܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܕܣܲܓܝܼܐܘܼܬ ܡܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܝܵܬܵܐ - Minister for multiculturalism ;ܪܸܫ ܘܵܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ- Prime minister
French :1) un vizir , un ministre d'état , un gouverneur , Actes : 13 : un proconsul ; ܪܹܫ ܘܲܙܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ / ܪܹܫ ܡܵܠܘܿܟܹ̈ܐ : le Premier Ministre / ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ; 2) un secrétaire de mairie ; 3) Ourmia : la reine au jeu d'échecs ; 4) ܘܲܙܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܬܵܪ : un ambassadeur , voir ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ ;
Dialect :Classical Syriac
Arabic :wazir «vizier» «wazir»
Persian :wizir
Turkish :vezir

Cf. ܘܲܙܝܼܪ

See also : ܡܵܠܘܿܟܵܐ, ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ, ܪܹܫ ܡܵܠܘܿܟܹ̈ܐ

this Classical Syriac word is of Middle Persian origin (wizir), from which the New Persian vazir and Arabic wazir are also derived; Akkadian šukkallu

mot d'origine arabe / turque / persane, akkadien šukkallu

Source : Oraham, Maclean, Bailis Shamun

Origin : Persian