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Waziri (other)
Waziri may refer to: *Vizier when rendered in the Hausa language, Hausa and Fula languages *Wazir (Pashtun tribe) from Waziristan * Wazir (Khogyani clan) in southern Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan * Waziri language, spoken by the Waziris of Waziristan * Waziri (sheep), a breed of sheep originating in Waziristan * Something or someone originating from Waziristan * The family name of the Sokoto Grand Vizier * The family name of Farida Mzamber Waziri, Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and mentioned in many scam emails * Waziri (fictional tribe), a fictional African tribe in the ''Tarzan'' novels and their adaptions See also * Wazir (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called '' katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a helper but afterwards became the representative and successor of the ''dapir'' (official scribe or secretary) of the Sassanian kings. In modern usage, the term has been used for government ministers in much of the Middle East and beyond. Several alternative spellings are used in English, such as ''vizir'', ''wazir'', and ''vezir''. Etymology Vizier is suggested to be an Iranian word, from the Pahlavi root of ''vičir'', which originally had the meaning of a ''decree'', ''mandate'', and ''command'', but later as its use in Dinkard also suggests, came to mean ''judge'' or ''magistrate''. Arthur Jeffery considers the word to be a "good Iranian" word, as has a well-established root in Avestan language. The Pahlavi ''vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
