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Meaning of mirza | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɪəzə

Definitions

  1. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.
  2. A title denoting the rank of a high nobleman or prince, signifying a male-line descent and relationship to the Imperial Families of Turkey, Persia and later South Asia, and was the title borne by members of the highest aristocracies in Tatar states, such as the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan.
  3. A surname.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca Mirzə
فارسی میرزا
Français mirza
Қазақша мырза
Kurdî mîrza
Русский мурза
Türkçe mirza

Examples

“The same success attended the other mirzas and emirs in their excursions.”
“This he presented to the Khan of Puhra, who called upon his mirza, or clerk, to read it aloud.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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