nazir
nazir noun: the custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment. Also the alternative letter-case form of Nazir.
Noun (1)
nazir (plural nazirs)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Nazir
Nazir
Noun (2) capitalized: Nazir
Nazir (plural Nazirs)
- A Nazarite (Nazirite).
- Lo, I am a Nazir if all of you are Nazirs,”— lo, all of them are Nazirs. M. 5: 7 The parallel cases, stated in apocopation, M. 5:5, 7, go over the ground of vows to be a Nazir made in error. The first case presents three pairs: […]2007, Jacob Neusner, A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part 3: Nedarim, Nazir: Translation and Explanation, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 158
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nazir
Nazir
- a surname and given name common in Pakistan
- A village in Markazi Province, Iran, also Qeshlaq-e Nazarlu.
Also used as
nazir is also the alternative letter-case form of Nazir.
Forms of nazir
| plural | nazirs |
|---|---|
| plural | Nazirs |
Origin of nazir
Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian نَظِیر (nazīr), from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).
See Nazir.
From Hebrew נָזִיר (nāzīr).
Questions about nazir
- What does nazir mean?
- Nazir means the custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment.
- What part of speech is nazir?
- Nazir can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of nazir?
- The plural of nazir is nazirs.
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