هور

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hoːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hoːɾ]

• (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)

1. (poetic) sun; sunlight

   Synonyms: خورشید (xoršid), خور (xor), لیو (liv), آفتاب (âftâb)