سال نوری

Persian

Etymology

Calque of English light year, from سال (sâl, “year”) and نوری (nuri, “optical, photic, having to do with light”), from نور (nur, “light”)

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑ́ː.lɪ nuː.ɾíː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒ́ː.le nuː.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ́.li nu.ɾí]

Readings
Dari reading?	sāl-i nūrī
Iranian reading?	sâl-e nuri
Tajik reading?	sol-i nurī

Noun

سال نوری • (sâl-e nuri) (plural سال‌های نوری (sâl-hâ-ye nuri))

1. (astronomy) light year, lightyear