piír pir (Sufi master); saint; spiritual guide

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form پِیر
Phonetic Form piír
Inflection Class aan-decl (Obl): -á, (Pl): -aán
Origin Urdu (Persian): piir
    • pir (Sufi master); saint; spiritual guide
      • Example 61:
        áa piraanóom maǰí piraán haansáana.
        a
        IDEF
        piír
        saint
        -aán
        -pl
        -am
        -pl.obl
        maǰí
        among
        piír
        saint
        -aán
        -pl
        háans
        exist
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        There are pirs among pirs.
        Source: A:PIR001
      • Example 840:
        dhúura áak ɣarí učát ɣarí eeṛáa piír hínu.
        dhúura
        far.away
        ak
        IDEF
        ɣar
        peak
        -í
        -obl
        učát
        high
        ɣar
        peak
        -í
        -obl
        eeṛáa
        there.REM
        piír
        saint
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Far away on the top of a high mountain, there is a pir.
        Source: A:PIR014