An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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dim
  تیره  
tiré (#)
Fr.: faible, pâle, mat(e)  

Not bright; obscure from lack of light.

Etymology (EN): O.E. dimm “dark, gloomy, obscure,” from P.Gmc. *dimbaz.

Etymology (PE): Tiré, from Mid.Pers. têrag, variant of târig “dark,”
Av. taθra- “darkness,” taθrya- “dark,” cf. Skt. támisrâ- “darkness, dark night,” L. tenebrae “darkness,” Hittite taš(u)uant- “blind,” O.H.G. demar “twilight.”