منیر

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic مُنِير (munīr).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ˈniːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.níːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.níːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.níɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.níːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.níɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	munīr
Dari reading^?	munīr
Iranian reading^?	monir
Tajik reading^?	munir

Adjective[edit]

منیر • (monir)

luminous, shining, bright
Synonyms: نورانی (nurâni), درخشان (deraxšân), تابان (tâbân), روشن (rowšan)
- 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “The tale of a poor man who fell in love with a princess”, in منطق‌الطیر [The Conference of the Birds]‎^[1]:
  از قضا می‌رفت درویشی اسیر
  چشم افتادش بر آن ماه منیر
  az qazā mē-raft darwēšē asīr
  čašm uftād-aš bar ān māh-i munīr
  Out of fate, an afflicted poor man was passing by
  And his eyes fell upon that [princess like a] shining moon.
  (Classical romanization)

Proper noun[edit]

منیر • (monir)

a male given name, Monir
a female given name, Monir

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