mirza

American  

[mur-zuh, meer-zah] / ˈmɜr zə, ˈmir zɑ /

noun

1. a royal prince (placed after the name when used as a title).

2. (a title of honor for men, prefixed to the name).

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mirza British  

/ ˈmɜːzə, mɪəˈzɑː /

noun

1. a title of respect placed before the surname of an official, scholar, or other distinguished man

2. a royal prince: used as a title after a name

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Etymology

Origin of mirza

First recorded 1605–15; from Persian mirzā, mīrzā, shortening of amīrzāda ”lord's son,” equivalent to amīr ”lord, chief,” ultimately from Arabic (ʾa)mīr “commander” + native Iranian suffix zā(d) “born”; emir, kin ( def. )

Example Sentences

The shivering mudbake, clad chiefly in goose-pimples, now eagerly supplements the khan's proposition for us all to return to Beerjand, and the mirza with equal eagerness murmurs his approval of the same course of action.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

Perhaps the Mission wishes a language teacher or a mirza.

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham

"Inshallah, Al-lah," is the response of the mirza and the mudbake, as they carelessly follow his example, and the march across the Dasht-i-na-oomid begins.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

Even the usually imperturbable countenance of the mirza lightens up a little, as though infected by the khan's overflowing merriment and the mudbake's rough handling of the young goat.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

"O, bur-raa-ther, Afghanistan," assents the mirza; and the mudbake chimes in with the same words.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas