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pirs

pirs is the plural of pir.

Meaning of pir

Noun

pir (plural pirs)

  1. A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
    • The five Pirs are not the only Muhammadan martyrs who are worshipped.1894, D. C. Baillie, Census of India, 1891, Volume 16, Part 1, North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, page 217
  2. One of the three hereditary, traditionally endogamous Yazidi castes, taking similar religious roles as the sheikh caste with a few differences.

Noun capitalized: PIRs

PIRs

  1. (plural) plural of PIR

Questions about pirs

What is pirs the plural of?
Pirs is the plural of pir.
What part of speech is pirs?
Pirs is a noun.

Words near pirs in the dictionary

  1. pirries
  2. Pirron Yallock
  3. Pirrone
  4. Pirrones
  5. pirry
  6. pirs
  7. Pirsig
  8. Pirsson
  9. pirssonite
  10. pirsumei nisa
  11. pirtenidine

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