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) 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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press