نامور

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian نامور (nâmvar).

Adjective

ناموَر • (nâmver)

1. famous, celebrated

Descendants

• Turkish: namver

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نامور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2067

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Namur.

Proper noun

نامور • (Namür)

1. Namur (a city in Belgium)

Further reading

• Şemseddin Sami (1898) “نامور”, in Kâmûsü'l-A'lâm (in Ottoman Turkish), volume 6, Constantinople: Mihran, page 553

Persian

Etymology 1

From نام (nâm, “name”) +‎ ـوَر (-var, “possessing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.ˈwaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wǽɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wǽɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wǽɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːm.wǽɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːɱ.vǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔɱ.vǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāmwar
Dari reading?	nāmwar
Iranian reading?	nâmvar
Tajik reading?	nomvar

Adjective

نامور • (nâmvar)

1. celebrated
2. renowned

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناموَر (nâmver)
  • Turkish: namver

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Namur.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.múːɹ]

Readings
Iranian reading?	nâmur

Proper noun

نامور • (nâmur)

1. Namur (a city in Belgium)