تیر

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲𐭩𐭠 / HTYA / tgl ‎(tigr, tīr, “arrow”), from Old Persian, compare 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼 ‎(tigra-, “sharp”). Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian tygr ‎(tigr) and Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬌 ‎(tiγri-, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 ‎(tiγra-, “sharp”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [tʰiːɾ]

Noun

Dari	تیر
Iranian Persian	تیر
Tajik	тир ‎(tir)

تیر • ‎(tir) ‎(plural تیرها ‎(tir-hâ))

1. arrow
2. bullet
3. dart
4. beam
5. pole

Derived terms

• تیرانداز ‎(tir-andâz)
• تیراندازی ‎(tir-andâzi)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “tigr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 83

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian tyl ‎(Tīr, “a god; Mercury; 4th month; 13th day”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [tʰiːɾ]

Proper noun

Dari	تیر
Iranian Persian	تیر
Tajik	Тир ‎(Tir)

تیر • ‎(Tir)

1. Tir, the fourth month of the solar Persian calendar.
2. Name of the thirteenth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.
3. (astronomy) Mercury

Synonyms

• (Mercury): عطارد ‎(otâred)

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) سیاره‌های منظومه شمسی ‎(sayâre-hâ-ye manzume-šamsi); تیر ‎(tir), ناهید ‎(nâhid), زمین ‎(zamin), مریخ ‎(merrix), مشتری ‎(moštari), زحل ‎(zohal), اورانوس ‎(urânus), نپتون ‎(neptun)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “Tīr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 83

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तीर.

Noun

تیر • ‎(tīr) m ‎(Hindi spelling तीर)

1. shore
2. bank
3. margin
4. brink
5. edge

Etymology 2

From Persian تیر.

Noun

تیر • ‎(tīr) f ‎(Hindi spelling तीर)

1. Tir, fourth solar month of the Persian calendar
2. (astronomy) Mercury

Etymology 3

From Persian تیر.

Noun

تیر • ‎(tīr) m ‎(Hindi spelling तीर)

1. arrow
2. beam
3. pole

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit तीरितः, from root तॄ.

Adjective

تیر • ‎(ter) — Hindi spelling: तेर ‎(ter)

1. passed
2. spent (time)