نۇر

Uyghur

Etymology

From Arabic نُور (nūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nur/

Noun

نۇر • (nur) (plural نۇرلار (nurlar))

1. light, light beam
2. ray (beam of light or radiation)

Proper noun

نۇر • (nur) (plural نۇرلار (nurlar))

1. (Islam) The 24th sura of the Qur'an.
2. a male given name
3. A township in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN