pir
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/pɪə/
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/pɪə/ · /pɪɹ/
Definition of pir
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noun
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A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
“1894, D. C. Baillie, Census of India, 1891, Volume 16, Part 1, North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, page 217, The five Pirs are not the only Muhammadan martyrs who are worshipped.”
“A second attempt to explain the unique role of the pirs in Bengal was made by Eaton (1994).”
“Also I learned from the pirs (holy men) and mullahs that someday the entire world will be converted to Islam.”
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noun
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A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
“1894, D. C. Baillie, Census of India, 1891, Volume 16, Part 1, North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, page 217, The five Pirs are not the only Muhammadan martyrs who are worshipped.”
“A second attempt to explain the unique role of the pirs in Bengal was made by Eaton (1994).”
“Also I learned from the pirs (holy men) and mullahs that someday the entire world will be converted to Islam.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of property irregularity report: a form to be filled in when baggage is lost by an airline.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of passive infrared.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of polyisocyanurate.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Persian پیر (pir).
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