منیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُنِير (munīr).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.níːɾ]

• (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

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^[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

منیر • (monir)

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