منار

Betekenis (Engels)

1. waymark, landmark
2. lighthouse
3. beacon
4. minaret

Sinonieme

مَنَارَة

منارة

Vertalings

lighthouse

balisa

idiot light

Leuchtturm

φάρος

beacon

Feuerturm

illumed

illuminated

illumined

alimara

pharos

phare

phare

far

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ma.naːr/

Etimologie (Engels)

Noun of place from the root ن و ر (n w r) of نُور (nūr, “light, fire”). Cognate with Aramaic מְנָרְתָא (mənārəṯā), Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (mənōrā). Maybe there is a contamination with Ancient Greek μιλιάριον (miliárion, “miles indicator”) as the word means landmark.