Persian

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Etymology

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Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (znyr- /⁠zinnīr-⁠/, to be wise (?)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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زنیر (zin(n)īr)

  1. wise
  2. intelligent

References

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  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “znyr-”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 384