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Muneer
منیرSay it mu-NEER
- Meaning today
- Luminous, radiant
- Original meaning
- "giving light, shining, bright; beautiful and bright in colour" Lane, p. 2866
- Say it
- mu-NEER
- Written
- منیر
- Other spellings
- Munir, Mouneer
Muneer
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Muneer meaning
Muneer (منیر) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Giving light, shining, bright; beautiful and bright in colour
Also used to mean: luminous, radiant
Muneer (منیر) is the Arabic munīr, from nūr, "light". Lane's lexicon groups it with nayyir as giving light, shining or bright, and also beautiful and bright in colour. The Quran describes the Prophet in 33:46 as sirāj munīr, a light-giving lamp. Name lists give the meaning as "luminous" or "radiant", matching the dictionary. The Punjabi and Urdu poet Munir Niazi is a well-known bearer. Munir is another spelling, and Muneera is the girls' form.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, p. 2866 · entry munīr (مُنِير), see nayyir, root n-w-r · See the entry
In the Quran: 33:46 (munīr (مُنِيرًا)) · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, nayyir, munīr, p. 2866 · Quran 33:46 (quran.com) · Wikipedia, Munir Niazi
Famous namesakes
- Munir Niazi, Urdu and Punjabi poet
Spellings
Muneer · Munir · Mouneer