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ماهنُور
Mahnoor
MAH-noor
“Moonlight.”
About Mahnoor
Mahnoor is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moonlight" — an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Urdu/Persian compound from 'mah' (moon, Persian) and 'noor' (light, Arabic).
Especially popular in Pakistani families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Urdu · Persian · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Mahnur
Root letters
Urdu draws its naming vocabulary directly from Arabic and Persian; Mahnoor's root letters are at home in all three.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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