نهور

Persian

Etymology

Possibly related to Northern Kurdish نهارتن (nihartin, “to look, watch, glance”) and Feyli Southern Kurdish نووڕین (nûrrîn), which are cognates to Persian نِگَر (negar) and نِگاه (negâh, “look, glance”); see there for further information. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nu.huːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [no̞.ɦuːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [no̞.ɦuːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nʊuːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nuuɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [no.ɦuːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nu.ɦuɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nuhūr
Dari reading?	nohūr
Iranian reading?	nohur
Tajik reading?	nühur

Noun

نهور • (nohur)

1. (archaic, literary) eye
2. (archaic, literary) glance, look

Derived terms

• بَدنُهور (bad-nohur, “evil-eyed, having an evil eye”)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نهور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press