पीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیر (pīr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pyl /⁠pīr⁠/, “old, aged, ancient”). Compare Bengali পীর (pir).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /piːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

पीर • (pīr) m (Urdu spelling پیر)

  1. (Islam, Sufism) Pir, spiritual master
  2. (rare) Monday

Declension
Declension of पीर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पीर
pīr		 पीर
pīr
oblique पीर
pīr		 पीरों
pīrõ
vocative पीर
pīr		 पीरो
pīro

Adjective

पीर • (pīr) (Urdu spelling پیر)

  1. venerable, revered
  2. (rare) old, aged
    Synonyms: बूढ़ा (būṛhā), बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg)

References
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