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)

Descendants

• Bengali: তীর (tir)
  • Rohingya: tir
• Dhivehi: ތީރު‏ (tīru)
• Hindi: तीर (tīr)
• Kurdish:

  Kurmanji: tîr

  Sorani: تیر‏ (tîr)

• Rajasthani: तीर (tīr)
• Tajik: тир (tir)
• Urdu: تیر‏ (tīr)

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 (planet)

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 (planet)

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)