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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُنِير (munīr).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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munīr
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| Dari reading?
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munīr
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| Iranian reading?
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monir
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| Tajik reading?
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munir
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Adjective
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]: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 shining moon.
Proper noun
منیر • (monir)
- a male or female given name, Monir