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English word origin

Etymology of nazir

Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian نَظِیر (nazīr), from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment. · A native official in an Anglo-Indian court who served summonses, etc.

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Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian نَظِیر (nazīr), from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Alternative letter-case form of Nazir (“Nazarite, a Jew bound by vow to do certain things”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See Nazir.

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