وزیر اعلی

Urdu

Etymology

From وزیر (vazīr, “minister”) +‎ ِ (e, “izafat construction”) +‎ اعلی (a’lá, “supreme”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ziːɾ.e.ɑː.(ʔ)lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

وَزِیرِ اَعْلیٰ • (vazīr-e a’lá) m (Hindi spelling वज़ीर-ए-आला)

1. (politics) chief minister

References

• “وزیر+اعلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “وزیر+اعلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.