نورانی

See also: نوراني

Persian

Etymology

Analyzable as (nur) +‎ (-âni); compare (xubâni). Possibly borrowed from, modeled after, or influenced by Arabic نُورَانِيّ (nūrāniyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɾɑː.ˈniː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɾɑː.níː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɾɑː.níː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nu.ɾɔː.ní]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɹɒː.níː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nu.ɾɔ.ní]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nūrānī
Dari reading^?	nūrānī
Iranian reading^?	nurâni
Tajik reading^?	nuronī

Adjective


Iranian Persian	نورانی
Dari	نورانی
Tajik	нуронӣ

نورانی • (nurâni)

luminous, lighting, glittering
― dar šab, nurâni ast. ― At night, it shines.
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 2557:
  عقل نورانی و نیکو طالبست، نفس ظلمانی برو چون غالبست
  'aql nurâni o niku tâleb-ast, nafs-e zolmâni bar u čon ğâleb-ast
  The intellect is luminous and a seeker of good: how [then] does the dark fleshly soul prevail over it?

Noun


Iranian Persian	نورانی
Dari	نورانی
Tajik	нуронӣ

نورانی • (nurâni)

holy aspect (clarification of this definition is needed)

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