منیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُنِير (munīr)..

Pronunciation

(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

منیر • (munīr / monir) (Tajik spelling мунир)

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

منیر • (munīr / monir) (Tajik spelling Мунир)

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