نور

Arabic

النور

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /naw.wa.ra/
  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /nawr/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /nuːr/

Verb

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
Conjugation

Noun

نَوْر • (nawr) m (collective, singulative نَوْرَة‎ f (nawra), plural أَنْوَار‎ (ʔanwār))

  1. blossoms, blooms
Declension

Noun

نُور • (nūr) m (plural أَنْوَار‎ (ʔanwār))

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

Proper noun

نُور • (nūr) m

  1. a male given name: Noor
Declension

Proper noun

نُور • (nūr) f

  1. a female given name: Noor
Declension
Descendants

Noun

نَوَر • (nawar) m (collective, singulative نَوَرِيّ‎ m (nawariyy))

  1. Gypsies
  2. tramps, vagabonds
Declension

Verb

نُورِ • (nūri) (form IV)

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

Verb

نُورَ • (nūra) (form IV)

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

Kashmiri

Etymology

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Noun

نور • (nōr) m (Devanagari नोर)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Dari نور
Iranian Persian
Tajik нур (nur)

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

  1. light

Derived terms

Proper noun

Dari نور
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нур (Nur)

نور • (nur)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːr/, [nuːr]
  • (file)

Noun

نور • (nūr) m (plural أنوار‎ (ʔanwār))

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