mirza

noun

mir·​za

ˈmirzə

plural -s

: a common title of honor in Persia prefixed to the surname of a person of distinction

Word History

Etymology

Persian mīrzā, mirzā, literally, son of a lord, from mīr lord, chief + zā born, son, from zād, zāda, from zādan to be born, from Middle Persian zātan; akin to Avestan zāta- born, Latin gignere to beget

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