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قیم (ghayyem): Meaning in English

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قیم
ghayyemnoun
  1. guardian
  2. custodian
  3. trustee
  4. executor

Other Persian words for “guardian”

  • پاسدار pâsdâr – guard, guardian
  • حافظ hâfez – protector, guardian, one who knows the Quran by heart, Hafez (poet)
  • سرپرست sarparast – supervisor, guardian, caretaker, head, overseer
  • کفیل kafil – guarantor, sponsor, surety, guardian
  • متولی motevali – trustee, custodian, guardian
  • نگهبان negahbân – guard, watchman, keeper, guardian
  • وصی vasi – executor (of a will), guardian, trustee
  • ولی vali – but, however, guardian

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