منوچهر

Persian

Etymology

From Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬱𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (manušciθra). Akin to Old Armenian Մանաճիհր (Manačihr), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.nuː.t͡ʃihɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.nuː.t͡ʃʰe̞ɦɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.nuː.t͡ʃʰe̞ɦɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.nuː.t͡ʃʰɪɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.nu.t͡ʃʰiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.nuː.t͡ʃʰeɦɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.nu.t͡ʃʰeɦɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	manūčihr
Dari reading?	manūčehr
Iranian reading?	manučehr
Tajik reading?	manučehr

Proper noun

Dari	منوچهر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Манучеҳр

منوچهر • (manučehr)

1. (Iranian mythology) Manuchehr
2. a male given name, Manuchehr, Manouchehr, or Manoochehr

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: Մանուչար (Manučʻar), Մանիչար (Maničʻar)
  • Armenian: Մանուչար (Manučʻar)

Further reading

• منوچهر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa