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Tir¹

  • /ˈtɪə/ UK
  • /ˈtɪɚ/ US

Sounds like tier, tear (i.e. from the eye)

Where it comes from

From Persian تیر (tir).

proper noun

  1. The fourth solar month of the Persian calendar.

Tir²

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Old Armenian Տիր (Tir), which is related to the Persian month name.

proper noun

  1. Armenian A scribe/writer god, in Hellenistic times identified with the Greek Apollo.

TIR³

proper noun

  1. The Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets.

noun TIRs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of total internal reflection
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of total indicator reading

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"Tir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Tir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tir

Chicago

"Tir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tir.

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@misc{tir_2026,
  title = {Tir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}