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 (nawra), plural أَنْوَار (ʾanwār))

  1. blossoms, blooms
Declension

Noun

نُور (nūr) m (plural أَنْوَار (ʾanwār))

  1. light, ray of light, light beam
  2. brightness, gleam, glow
  3. illumination
  4. lamp, light, lantern
  5. headlight
Declension
Descendants

Proper noun

نُور (nūr) m

  1. A male given name: Noor
Declension

Proper noun

نُور (nūr) f

  1. A female given name: Noor
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

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

  1. Gypsies
  2. tramps, vagabonds
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

نُورِ (nūri) (form IV)

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

Verb

نُورَ (nūra) (form IV)

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نُور (nūr).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian نور
Iranian Persian نور
Tajiki Persian нур (nur)

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

  1. light

Proper noun

نور (Nur)

  1. A female given name, Noor, Nur
  • نورانی (nurâni)
  • نورافشانی (nurafšâni)
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