منیر

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Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic مُنِير (munīr)..

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    منیر (monir)

    1. 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.
        (Classical romanization)

    Proper noun

    منیر (monir)

    1. a male or female given name, Monir, Munir, or Muneer