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PIR,RIP,

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PI,

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Definitions and meaning of pir

pir

Translingual

Symbol

pir

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Piratapuyo.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Piratapuyo terms

English

Etymology

From Persian پیر (pir).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɪɹ/
  • Homophones: peer, pier

Noun

pir (plural pirs)

  1. A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
    • 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.

Anagrams

  • irp, Rip, RIP, RPI, rip, IPR, PRI, IRP, iPr

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian پیر.

Noun

pir (definite accusative piri, plural pirlər)

  1. old man, whitebeard
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:qoca
  2. founder or chief of a religious body or sect; a Shia saint
  3. shrine or tomb of such a chief or saint
  4. (figurative) authority, expert

Declension

Further reading

  • “pir” in Obastan.com.

Cimbrian

Noun

pir f

  1. pear

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِئْر (biʔr).

Noun

pir m (plural pkyara)

  1. cistern

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 151

Eskayan

Noun

pir

  1. fish

Middle English

Noun

pir

  1. Alternative form of pere (“peer”)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɾ

Noun

pir f

  1. bridge

Misspelling

pir

  1. Misspelling of pirr.

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pʲi(ː)r/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pʲir/

Noun

pir m inan

  1. (attested in Masovia) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    1. convivial gathering, feast, revel
      Synonyms: biesiada, frywołt, gody, kołacyja, tłoka, uczta

Further reading

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “pir”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Romani

Noun

pir

  1. Alternative form of per (“belly, abdomen”)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 519a
  • Vaillant, Jean-Alexandre (1868) “pir”, in Grammaire, dialogues et vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens ou Cigains (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve, page 122a

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian пир (pir), from Proto-Slavic *pirъ.

Noun

pir m (uncountable)

  1. quackgrass (Elymus repens)

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pier. Attested since 1885.

Noun

pir c

  1. a pier, a jetty (long construction extending into the water (for vessels to moor at or acting as a breakwater) – compare brygga)

Usage notes

See the usage notes for brygga.

Declension

See also

  • brygga
  • förtöja
  • gå i land
  • hamn
  • kaj
  • kasta loss
  • lägga till
  • vågbrytare

References

  • pir in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • pir in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • pir in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • pir in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian پیر (pir).

Noun

pir (definite accusative piri, plural pirler)

  1. expert, master, senior

Usage notes

  • In everyday conversation the term may more commonly used in compounds rather than standalone noun. Such as " bu işin piri ", "he/she is master in his/her field", or with field of occupation attributive. As a standalone noun a synonym "usta" may more commonly applied.

Source: wiktionary.org