See سفیر on Wiktionary
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[sa.ˈfiːɾ]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[sä.fíːɾ]",
"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[sä.fíɾ]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
"ipa": "[sæ.fíːɹ]",
"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[sä.fíɾ]",
"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
],
"word": "سفیر"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
"Urdu lemmas",
"Urdu masculine nouns",
"Urdu nouns",
"Urdu terms borrowed from Arabic",
"Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
"Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
"Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian",
"Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root س ف ر",
"Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Urdu terms with redundant transliterations"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "ar",
"3": "س ف ر"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "fa-cls",
"3": "سفیر",
"tr": "safīr"
},
"expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian سفیر (safīr)",
"name": "bor+"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "ar",
"3": "سَفِير",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "Arabic سَفِير (safīr)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian سفیر (safīr), from Arabic سَفِير (safīr).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "سَفِیر",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "safīr",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "सफ़ीर",
"tags": [
"Hindi"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"head": "سَفِیر",
"hi": "सफ़ीर",
"tr": "safīr"
},
"expansion": "سَفِیر • (safīr) m (Hindi spelling सफ़ीर)",
"name": "ur-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"ambassador, envoy"
],
"links": [
[
"ambassador",
"ambassador"
],
[
"envoy",
"envoy"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"arbitrator, messenger"
],
"links": [
[
"arbitrator",
"arbitrator"
],
[
"messenger",
"messenger"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"mediator"
],
"links": [
[
"mediator",
"mediator"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sə.fiːɾ/",
"tags": [
"Standard",
"Urdu"
]
}
],
"word": "سفیر"
}
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