نهور

Persian

Etymology

Possibly related to Northern Kurdish نهارتن‎ (nihartin, “to look, watch, glance”) and Feyli Southern Kurdish نووڕین‎ (nûrrîn), which are cognates to Persian نِگَر‎ (negar) and نِگاه‎ (negâh, “look, glance”); see there for further information. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /nʊhuːɾ/

Noun

نهور • (nohur)

  1. (archaic, literary) eye
  2. (archaic, literary) glance, look

Derived terms

References

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