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النور

Etymology 1Edit

From the root ن و ر(n-w-r). The “light” noun is inherited from Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

نَوَّرَ (nawwara) II, non-past يُنَوِّرُ‎‎ (yunawwiru)

  1. to flower, to blossom
  2. to light, to radiate, to illuminate
  3. to shed light
  4. to enlighten
ConjugationEdit

NounEdit

نَوْر (nawrm (collective, singulative نَوْرَة‎ f (nawra), plural أَنْوَار(ʔanwār))

  1. blossoms, blooms
DeclensionEdit

NounEdit

نُور (nūrm (plural أَنْوَار(ʔanwār))

  1. light, ray of light, light beam
  2. brightness, gleam, glow
  3. illumination
  4. lamp, light, lantern
  5. headlight
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Avar: нур (nur)
  • Bashkir: нур (nur)
  • Bengali: নূর (nur)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نور
  • Persian: نور(nur)
  • Swahili: nuru

Proper nounEdit

نُور (nūrm

  1. a male given name: Noor
DeclensionEdit

Proper nounEdit

نُور (nūrf

  1. a female given name: Noor
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

نَوَر (nawarm (collective, singulative نَوَرِيّ‎ m (nawariyy))

  1. Gypsies
  2. tramps, vagabonds
DeclensionEdit

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

نُورِ (nūri) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَوْرَى(ʔawrā)

VerbEdit

نُورَ (nūra) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَوْرَى(ʔawrā)

KashmiriEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

نور (nōrm (Devanagari नोर)

  1. tube, pipe, conduit
  2. a large tubular intestine

PersianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Arabic نُور(nūr).

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

Dari نور
Iranian Persian
Tajik нур (nur)

نور (nur) (plural انوار(anvâr) or نورها(nur-hâ))

  1. light

Derived termsEdit

Proper nounEdit

Dari نور
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нур (Nur)

نور (nur)

  1. a female given name, Noor, Nur, or Nour, from Arabic.

South Levantine ArabicEdit

Root
ن و ر

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic نُور(nūr).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

نور (nūrm (plural أنوار(ʔanwār))

  1. (formal) light (mainly used in greeting)
    Synonym: ضوّ(ḍaww)
    صباح النور‎‎ ― ṣabāḥ in-nūrgood morning (literally, “morning of the light”)