See مینو on Wiktionary
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100
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"ref": "c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Reign of Gushtāsp”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]:",
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"translation": "He sent a message to the countries of all directions:\n\"Where is anything like the cypress of Kashmar in the world [gētī]?\nThe Lord sent it to me from paradise [mīnō],\nHe told me to ascend to paradise [mīnō] thereby.\"",
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100
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