منير

See also: منیر

Arabic

Root
ن و ر (n w r)
16 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of أَنَارَ (ʔanāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.niːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

مُنِير • (munīr)

1. bright
2. luminous
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:61:

     تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُنِيرًا

     tabāraka llaḏī jaʕala fī s-samāʔi burūjan wajaʕala fīhā sirājan waqamaran munīran

     Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.

3. shining

Declension

Declension of adjective مُنِير (munīr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنِير munīr	الْمُنِير al-munīr	مُنِيرَة munīra	الْمُنِيرَة al-munīra
Nominative	مُنِيرٌ munīrun	الْمُنِيرُ al-munīru	مُنِيرَةٌ munīratun	الْمُنِيرَةُ al-munīratu
Accusative	مُنِيرًا munīran	الْمُنِيرَ al-munīra	مُنِيرَةً munīratan	الْمُنِيرَةَ al-munīrata
Genitive	مُنِيرٍ munīrin	الْمُنِيرِ al-munīri	مُنِيرَةٍ munīratin	الْمُنِيرَةِ al-munīrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُنِيرَيْن munīrayn	الْمُنِيرَيْن al-munīrayn	مُنِيرَتَيْن munīratayn	الْمُنِيرَتَيْن al-munīratayn
Nominative	مُنِيرَانِ munīrāni	الْمُنِيرَانِ al-munīrāni	مُنِيرَتَانِ munīratāni	الْمُنِيرَتَانِ al-munīratāni
Accusative	مُنِيرَيْنِ munīrayni	الْمُنِيرَيْنِ al-munīrayni	مُنِيرَتَيْنِ munīratayni	الْمُنِيرَتَيْنِ al-munīratayni
Genitive	مُنِيرَيْنِ munīrayni	الْمُنِيرَيْنِ al-munīrayni	مُنِيرَتَيْنِ munīratayni	الْمُنِيرَتَيْنِ al-munīratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُنِيرَات munīrāt	الْمُنِيرَات al-munīrāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُنِيرَاتٌ munīrātun	الْمُنِيرَاتُ al-munīrātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُنِيرَاتٍ munīrātin	الْمُنِيرَاتِ al-munīrāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُنِيرَاتٍ munīrātin	الْمُنِيرَاتِ al-munīrāti

Proper noun

مُنِير • (munīr) m

1. a male given name, Munir

Descendants

• → Bashkir: Мөнир (Mönir)
• → Bengali: মনির (monir)
• → Persian: منیر (monir)
• → Ottoman Turkish: منیر (Münîr)

References

• Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “منير”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “منير”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “منير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960) “منير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz