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Where does “վեզիր” come from?

վեզիր (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish وزیر, from Arabic وَزِير — helper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...

վեզիր (Armenian): vizier

Definitions

  1. vizier

Ancestry of “վեզիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishوزیرminister, cabinet minister; vizier; helper,...
2Arabicوَزِيرhelper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...
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