Persian edit

Etymology edit

Calque of English light year, from سال (sâl, year) and نوری (nuri, optical, photic, having to do with light), from نور (nur, light)

Pronunciation edit

Readings
Dari reading? sāl-i nūrī
Iranian reading? sâl-e nuri
Tajik reading? sol-i nurī

Noun edit

سال نوری (sâl-e nuri) (plural سال‌های نوری (sâl-hâ-ye nuri))

  1. (astronomy) light year, lightyear