کوه نور

See also: کوہ نور

Persian

Etymology

(kōh / kuh, “mountain”) +‎ (nūr / nur, “light”). Literally, “mountain of light”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /koː.hi ˈnuːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɪ nuːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.jɪ nuːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.ji nuɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɦe nuːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.hi nuɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kōh-i nūr
Dari reading^?	kōh-i nūr
Iranian reading^?	kuh-e nur
Tajik reading^?	küh-i nur

Proper noun

کوه نور • (kōh-i nūr / kuh-e nur) (Tajik spelling Кӯҳи нур)

Koh-i-Noor

Descendants

→ English: Koh-i-Noor
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: कोहेनूर (kohenūr)

Urdu: کوہِ نُور (koh-i nūr)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كوه نور
- Turkish: Kuh-i Nur
→ Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi script: کوہِ نُور (koh-e nūr)