وزارت

See also: وزارة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزَارَة (wazāra, ministry; vizierate).

Noun

وزارت • (vezâret) (definite accusative وزارتی (vezâreti), plural وزارتلر (vezâretler))

  1. (historical) vizierate, viziership, the function, dignity, or authority of a vizier

Derived terms

  • وزارت عظمی (vezâret-i ʼuzmâ, the office of a vizier)

Descendants

  • Turkish: vezaret

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِزَارَة (wizāra), وَزَارَة (wazāra).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɪ.zɑː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɑː.ɾät̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wɪ.zɑː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɑː.ɾät̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wi.zɔː.ɾät̪], [wä.zɔː.ɾät̪]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ve.zɒː.ɹæt̪], [væ.zɒː.ɹæt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? wizārat, wazārat
Dari reading? wizārat, wazārat
Iranian reading? vezârat, vazârat
Tajik reading? vizorat, vazorat

Noun

Dari وزارت
Iranian Persian
Tajik вазорат

وِزارَت • (vezârat)

  1. ministry
    وزارت دفاعvezârat-e defâ'Ministry of Defence
    وزارت امور خارجه ایرانvezârat-e omur-e xâreje-ye irânIranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. (historical) viziership, vizierate

Derived terms

  • وزارت‌خانه (vezârat-xâne)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وِزارَت (wizārat), from Arabic وِزَارَة (wizāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

وِزارَت • (vizāratf (Hindi spelling विज़ारत)

  1. ministry
  2. premiership
  3. vizierate

Declension

Declension of وزارت
singular plural
direct وِزارَت (vizārat) وِزارَتیں (vizāratẽ)
oblique وِزارَت (vizārat) وِزارَتوں (vizāratõ)
vocative وِزارَت (vizārat) وِزارَتو (vizārato)