هور

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian 𐭄𐭅𐭀𐭓 (hwʾr /⁠hwar⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *húHar. Doublet of (xor), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hoːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔoːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔʊːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [huːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɵɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hōr
Dari reading^?	hōr
Iranian reading^?	hur
Tajik reading^?	hür

Noun

هور • (hur)

(poetic) sun; sunlight
Synonyms: خورشید (xoršid), خور (xor), لیو (liv), آفتاب (âftâb)