زنیر

Persian

Etymology

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

Adjective

زنیر • (zin(n)īr)

  1. wise
  2. intelligent

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