مسیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسِير (masīr).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mä.síːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mä.síːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mä.síɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? masīr
Dari reading? masīr
Iranian reading? masir
Tajik reading? masir

Noun

مسیر • (masir)

  1. route, course; itinerary
    مسیر سپاهmasir-e sepâhcourse of the army
    سریع‌ترین مسیر سفر با مترو و اتوبوس
    sari'-tarin masir-e safar bâ metrow o owtowbus
    the fastest travel route by subway and bus
  2. (obsolete, astronomy) linear celestial motion
    Coordinate term: مدار (madâr, orbit)
    • c. 1100, Amīr Mu'izzī, “Qaṣīda 45”, in دیوان امیر معزی:
      اجرام فلک را به هوای تو مسیر است
      زیرا که فلک را به مدار تو مدارست
      ajrām-i falak rā ba hawā-yi tu masīr ast
      zērā ki falak rā ba madār-i tu madār-ast
      The celestial bodies have motion because of your passions,
      For the heavens themselves are in orbit because of your high station.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

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