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

Then a mirza informed him that the bold Mahmetkul had again approached the Irtysh and encamped near Vagai with a small band.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John

A slight ripple upon the smooth and pleasing surface of the universal inclination to do us honor is a sententious controversy between the mirza and a blatant individual who enters objections about killing a sheep.

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

A willing Foorgian divests himself of everything but his hat, and carries the bicycle across the stream, while I am taken up behind the mirza.

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

Indeed, on July 22, 1581, the Cossacks completely overthrew the mirza Begouly, who at the head of seven hundred Vogulitches and Ostiaks, had ravaged the colonies founded upon the Silva and the Tchusovaya.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John

As they come clattering up, the khan shouts loudly for me to stop, and the mirza and mudbake supplement his vocal exertions by gesticulating to the same purpose.

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