נור

Arabic

Noun

נור (nūr) m

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of نُور (nūr, light)
    • Genesis 1:3 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃
      wašāʾa llāhu ʾan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.
      And God willed there to be light, and then there was light.

Hebrew

Root
נ־י־ר (n-y-r)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-, via Aramaic נוּר (fire). Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr, light) and نَار (nār, fire).

Noun

נוּר (nur) m (plural indefinite נורים, singular construct נור־)

  1. shining fire
    Synonym: אֵשׁ (ésh)
  2. light
    Synonym: אוֹר (ór)

References

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