পীর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیر (pīr, “elder”), which is from Middle Persian [Term?] (pyl /⁠pīr⁠/, “old, aged, ancient”).

Noun

পীর • (pīr)

  1. (Islam, Sufism) saint; holy man; spiritual guide
    পীরের মোকামে দেয় সাঁজ
    pīrer moqame deẏ śãj
    At the pir's house, they give meals
    - Kabikankan Mukundaram Chakrabarti
    Synonyms: মুর্শিদ (murśid), ওলি (ōli)
  2. old, aged

Derived terms

  • পীর ধরা (pīr dhôra)
  • পীর ভাই (pīr bhai)
  • পীরজাদা (pīrzada)
  • পীরপরস্তি (pīr pôrôsti)
  • পীরালী (pīralī)
  • পীরি (pīri)
  • পীরোত্তর (pīrottôr)

References

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