سفیر

See also: سفير‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سَفِير‎ (safīr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saˈfiːɾ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /saˈfiːɾ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sæˈfiːɾ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /saˈfiɾ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	سفیر
Dari	سفیر
Tajik	сафир (safir)

سفیر • (safir) (plural سفرا‎ (sofarâ) or سفیران‎ (safirân))

ambassador
(rare) mediator

Related terms

سفارت‎ (sefârat)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (safir), from Arabic سَفِير‎ (safīr).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.fiːɾ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /sə.fiːɾ/

Noun

سَفِیر • (safīr) m (Hindi spelling सफ़ीर)

References

“سفیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“سفیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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