Pir

//pɪə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Initialism of property irregularity report: a form to be filled in when baggage is lost by an airline. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of passive infrared. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of polyisocyanurate. abbreviation, alt-of

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polyisocyanuratepolyisocyanurate

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"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."

Etymology

From Persian پیر (pir).

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