منير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن و ر (n-w-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.niːr/

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 allaḏī 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

References

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