nazir

/N AH0 Z IH0 R/
noun
  1. 1

    (historical) The custodian of a waqf, or Islamic endowment.

  2. 2

    (historical) A native official in an Anglo-Indian court who served summonses, etc.

  3. 3

    a surname and given name common in Pakistan

  4. 4

    A Nazarite (Nazirite).

  5. 5

    (Judaism) A treatise, in the Talmud, devoted to the Nazirite laws.

  6. 6

    A village in Markazi Province, Iran, also Qeshlaq-e Nazarlu.

  7. 7

    Alternative letter-case form of Nazir (โ€œNazarite, a Jew bound by vow to do certain thingsโ€). [(Judaism) A treatise, in the Talmud, devoted to the Nazirite laws.]