Nur 'eyni ?

newzealander
by newzealander
23-Mar-2009
 

I believe that this says - light of my eye...  I am from the other side of the world in New Zealand and I am using this as part of a project on eyes and their meaning in different cultures. I want to understand what this phrase may mean to you..

 I would really like to evoke a response from those that read the blogs as I did not have any comments to my last question...  

Thank you.

New Zealander

 

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by Fish Here on Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:26 AM PDT

We are Iranians and we speak Farsi.  The words you have written are in Arabic, that's why people didn't respond, I believe.  The word "Nur" means light and we use this word in Farsi, too.  The word Ein means eyes in Arabic.  We use various words, such as Chasm and Deedeh for eyes.

Persian literature and poetry is full of references to eyes.  We do have a national obsession with the body part!  Not only eyes, but eyebrows, eyelashes, looks, and tears which all have to do with eyes are a permanent base of conveying emotion in Persian poetry. 

Your project sounds interesting.


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