نور

Arabic

Root
ن و ر (n w r)
17 terms

Etymology 1

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), verbal noun تَنْوِير (tanwīr))

to flower, to blossom
to light, to radiate, to illuminate
to shed light
to enlighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَوَّرَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَنْوِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْوِير tanwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَوِّر munawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَوَّر munawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَوَّرْتُ nawwartu	نَوَّرْتَ nawwarta	نَوَّرَ nawwara	نَوَّرْتُمَا nawwartumā	نَوَّرَا nawwarā	نَوَّرْنَا nawwarnā	نَوَّرْتُمْ nawwartum	نَوَّرُوا nawwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَوَّرْتُ nawwartu	نَوَّرْتِ nawwarti	نَوَّرَتْ nawwarat	نَوَّرْتُمَا nawwartumā	نَوَّرَتَا nawwaratā	نَوَّرْنَا nawwarnā	نَوَّرْتُنَّ nawwartunna	نَوَّرْنَ nawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوِّرُ ʔunawwiru	تُنَوِّرُ tunawwiru	يُنَوِّرُ yunawwiru	تُنَوِّرَانِ tunawwirāni	يُنَوِّرَانِ yunawwirāni	نُنَوِّرُ nunawwiru	تُنَوِّرُونَ tunawwirūna	يُنَوِّرُونَ yunawwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوِّرُ ʔunawwiru	تُنَوِّرِينَ tunawwirīna	تُنَوِّرُ tunawwiru	تُنَوِّرَانِ tunawwirāni	تُنَوِّرَانِ tunawwirāni	نُنَوِّرُ nunawwiru	تُنَوِّرْنَ tunawwirna	يُنَوِّرْنَ yunawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوِّرَ ʔunawwira	تُنَوِّرَ tunawwira	يُنَوِّرَ yunawwira	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	يُنَوِّرَا yunawwirā	نُنَوِّرَ nunawwira	تُنَوِّرُوا tunawwirū	يُنَوِّرُوا yunawwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوِّرَ ʔunawwira	تُنَوِّرِي tunawwirī	تُنَوِّرَ tunawwira	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	نُنَوِّرَ nunawwira	تُنَوِّرْنَ tunawwirna	يُنَوِّرْنَ yunawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوِّرْ ʔunawwir	تُنَوِّرْ tunawwir	يُنَوِّرْ yunawwir	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	يُنَوِّرَا yunawwirā	نُنَوِّرْ nunawwir	تُنَوِّرُوا tunawwirū	يُنَوِّرُوا yunawwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوِّرْ ʔunawwir	تُنَوِّرِي tunawwirī	تُنَوِّرْ tunawwir	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	تُنَوِّرَا tunawwirā	نُنَوِّرْ nunawwir	تُنَوِّرْنَ tunawwirna	يُنَوِّرْنَ yunawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَوِّرْ nawwir		نَوِّرَا nawwirā			نَوِّرُوا nawwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَوِّرِي nawwirī		نَوِّرَا nawwirā			نَوِّرْنَ nawwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُوِّرْتُ nuwwirtu	نُوِّرْتَ nuwwirta	نُوِّرَ nuwwira	نُوِّرْتُمَا nuwwirtumā	نُوِّرَا nuwwirā	نُوِّرْنَا nuwwirnā	نُوِّرْتُمْ nuwwirtum	نُوِّرُوا nuwwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُوِّرْتُ nuwwirtu	نُوِّرْتِ nuwwirti	نُوِّرَتْ nuwwirat	نُوِّرْتُمَا nuwwirtumā	نُوِّرَتَا nuwwiratā	نُوِّرْنَا nuwwirnā	نُوِّرْتُنَّ nuwwirtunna	نُوِّرْنَ nuwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَوَّرُ ʔunawwaru	تُنَوَّرُ tunawwaru	يُنَوَّرُ yunawwaru	تُنَوَّرَانِ tunawwarāni	يُنَوَّرَانِ yunawwarāni	نُنَوَّرُ nunawwaru	تُنَوَّرُونَ tunawwarūna	يُنَوَّرُونَ yunawwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوَّرُ ʔunawwaru	تُنَوَّرِينَ tunawwarīna	تُنَوَّرُ tunawwaru	تُنَوَّرَانِ tunawwarāni	تُنَوَّرَانِ tunawwarāni	نُنَوَّرُ nunawwaru	تُنَوَّرْنَ tunawwarna	يُنَوَّرْنَ yunawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوَّرَ ʔunawwara	تُنَوَّرَ tunawwara	يُنَوَّرَ yunawwara	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	يُنَوَّرَا yunawwarā	نُنَوَّرَ nunawwara	تُنَوَّرُوا tunawwarū	يُنَوَّرُوا yunawwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوَّرَ ʔunawwara	تُنَوَّرِي tunawwarī	تُنَوَّرَ tunawwara	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	نُنَوَّرَ nunawwara	تُنَوَّرْنَ tunawwarna	يُنَوَّرْنَ yunawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوَّرْ ʔunawwar	تُنَوَّرْ tunawwar	يُنَوَّرْ yunawwar	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	يُنَوَّرَا yunawwarā	نُنَوَّرْ nunawwar	تُنَوَّرُوا tunawwarū	يُنَوَّرُوا yunawwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوَّرْ ʔunawwar	تُنَوَّرِي tunawwarī	تُنَوَّرْ tunawwar	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	تُنَوَّرَا tunawwarā	نُنَوَّرْ nunawwar	تُنَوَّرْنَ tunawwarna	يُنَوَّرْنَ yunawwarna

Noun

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

blossoms, blooms

Declension

Declension of noun **نَوْر** (nawr)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْر nawr	النَّوْر an-nawr	نَوْر nawr
nominative	نَوْرٌ nawrun	النَّوْرُ an-nawru	نَوْرُ nawru
accusative	نَوْرًا nawran	النَّوْرَ an-nawra	نَوْرَ nawra
genitive	نَوْرٍ nawrin	النَّوْرِ an-nawri	نَوْرِ nawri
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْرَة nawra	النَّوْرَة an-nawra	نَوْرَة nawrat
nominative	نَوْرَةٌ nawratun	النَّوْرَةُ an-nawratu	نَوْرَةُ nawratu
accusative	نَوْرَةً nawratan	النَّوْرَةَ an-nawrata	نَوْرَةَ nawrata
genitive	نَوْرَةٍ nawratin	النَّوْرَةِ an-nawrati	نَوْرَةِ nawrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْرَتَيْن nawratayn	النَّوْرَتَيْن an-nawratayn	نَوْرَتَيْ nawratay
nominative	نَوْرَتَانِ nawratāni	النَّوْرَتَانِ an-nawratāni	نَوْرَتَا nawratā
accusative	نَوْرَتَيْنِ nawratayni	النَّوْرَتَيْنِ an-nawratayni	نَوْرَتَيْ nawratay
genitive	نَوْرَتَيْنِ nawratayni	النَّوْرَتَيْنِ an-nawratayni	نَوْرَتَيْ nawratay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْرَات nawrāt	النَّوْرَات an-nawrāt	نَوْرَات nawrāt
nominative	نَوْرَاتٌ nawrātun	النَّوْرَاتُ an-nawrātu	نَوْرَاتُ nawrātu
accusative	نَوْرَاتٍ nawrātin	النَّوْرَاتِ an-nawrāti	نَوْرَاتِ nawrāti
genitive	نَوْرَاتٍ nawrātin	النَّوْرَاتِ an-nawrāti	نَوْرَاتِ nawrāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَنْوَار ʔanwār	الْأَنْوَار al-ʔanwār	أَنْوَار ʔanwār
nominative	أَنْوَارٌ ʔanwārun	الْأَنْوَارُ al-ʔanwāru	أَنْوَارُ ʔanwāru
accusative	أَنْوَارًا ʔanwāran	الْأَنْوَارَ al-ʔanwāra	أَنْوَارَ ʔanwāra
genitive	أَنْوَارٍ ʔanwārin	الْأَنْوَارِ al-ʔanwāri	أَنْوَارِ ʔanwāri

Noun

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

light, ray of light, light beam
الْقَمَرُ يُضِيءُ اللَّيْلَ بِنُورِهِ السَّاحِر.
al-qamaru yuḍīʔu l-layla bi-nūrihi s-sāḥir.
The moon illuminates the night with its enchanting light.
brightness, gleam, glow
illumination
lamp, light, lantern
headlight

Declension

Declension of noun **نُور** (nūr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُور nūr	النُّور an-nūr	نُور nūr
nominative	نُورٌ nūrun	النُّورُ an-nūru	نُورُ nūru
accusative	نُورًا nūran	النُّورَ an-nūra	نُورَ nūra
genitive	نُورٍ nūrin	النُّورِ an-nūri	نُورِ nūri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُورَيْن nūrayn	النُّورَيْن an-nūrayn	نُورَيْ nūray
nominative	نُورَانِ nūrāni	النُّورَانِ an-nūrāni	نُورَا nūrā
accusative	نُورَيْنِ nūrayni	النُّورَيْنِ an-nūrayni	نُورَيْ nūray
genitive	نُورَيْنِ nūrayni	النُّورَيْنِ an-nūrayni	نُورَيْ nūray
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَنْوَار ʔanwār	الْأَنْوَار al-ʔanwār	أَنْوَار ʔanwār
nominative	أَنْوَارٌ ʔanwārun	الْأَنْوَارُ al-ʔanwāru	أَنْوَارُ ʔanwāru
accusative	أَنْوَارًا ʔanwāran	الْأَنْوَارَ al-ʔanwāra	أَنْوَارَ ʔanwāra
genitive	أَنْوَارٍ ʔanwārin	الْأَنْوَارِ al-ʔanwāri	أَنْوَارِ ʔanwāri

Derived terms

نُورِيّ (nūriyy)

Related terms

أَنَارَ (ʔanāra, “to enlighten”)
أَنْوَر (ʔanwar)
تَنْوِير (tanwīr, “enlightenment”)
مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse”)
مَنْوَر (manwar)
نَار (nār, “fire”)

Descendants

→ Avar: нур (nur)
→ Azerbaijani: nur
→ Bashkir: нур (nur)
→ Bengali: নূর (nur)
→ Malay: nur
→ Ottoman Turkish: نور (nur)
- Turkish: nur
- → Albanian: nur
- → Romanian: nur
→ Persian: نور (nur)
- Tajik: нур (nur)
→ Tabasaran: нур (nur)
→ Swahili: nuru
→ Uyghur: نۇر (nur)
→ Uzbek: nur

Proper noun

نُور • (nūr) m or f

a unisex given name, Noor

Declension

(male)

Declension of noun **نُور** (nūr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	نُور nūr	—
nominative	—	نُورٌ nūrun	—
accusative	—	نُورًا nūran	—
genitive	—	نُورٍ nūrin	—

(female)

Declension of noun **نُور** (nūr)
singular	basic singular diptote‎; basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	نُور nūr	—
nominative	—	نُورُ‎; نُورٌ nūru‎; nūrun	—
accusative	—	نُورَ‎; نُورًا nūra‎; nūran	—
genitive	—	نُورَ‎; نُورٍ nūra‎; nūrin	—

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: نور (nūr)
→ Persian: نور (nur)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

نَوَار (nawār)

Noun

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

Nawar, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
Gypsies
tramps, vagabonds

Declension

Declension of noun **نَوَر** (nawar)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوَر nawar	النَّوَر an-nawar	نَوَر nawar
nominative	نَوَرٌ nawarun	النَّوَرُ an-nawaru	نَوَرُ nawaru
accusative	نَوَرًا nawaran	النَّوَرَ an-nawara	نَوَرَ nawara
genitive	نَوَرٍ nawarin	النَّوَرِ an-nawari	نَوَرِ nawari
singulative	basic singulative triptote
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوَرِي nawarī	النَّوَرِي an-nawarī	نَوَرِي nawarī
nominative	نَوَرِيٌّ nawariyyun	النَّوَرِيُّ an-nawariyyu	نَوَرِيُّ nawariyyu
accusative	نَوَرِيًّا nawariyyan	النَّوَرِيَّ an-nawariyya	نَوَرِيَّ nawariyya
genitive	نَوَرِيٍّ nawariyyin	النَّوَرِيِّ an-nawariyyi	نَوَرِيِّ nawariyyi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوَرِيَّيْن nawariyyayn	النَّوَرِيَّيْن an-nawariyyayn	نَوَرِيَّيْ nawariyyay
nominative	نَوَرِيَّانِ nawariyyāni	النَّوَرِيَّانِ an-nawariyyāni	نَوَرِيَّا nawariyyā
accusative	نَوَرِيَّيْنِ nawariyyayni	النَّوَرِيَّيْنِ an-nawariyyayni	نَوَرِيَّيْ nawariyyay
genitive	نَوَرِيَّيْنِ nawariyyayni	النَّوَرِيَّيْنِ an-nawariyyayni	نَوَرِيَّيْ nawariyyay
paucal (3-10)	sound masculine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوَرِيِّين nawariyyīn	النَّوَرِيِّين an-nawariyyīn	نَوَرِيِّي nawariyyī
nominative	نَوَرِيُّونَ nawariyyūna	النَّوَرِيُّونَ an-nawariyyūna	نَوَرِيُّو nawariyyū
accusative	نَوَرِيِّينَ nawariyyīna	النَّوَرِيِّينَ an-nawariyyīna	نَوَرِيِّي nawariyyī
genitive	نَوَرِيِّينَ nawariyyīna	النَّوَرِيِّينَ an-nawariyyīna	نَوَرِيِّي nawariyyī

Etymology 3

Verb

نور (form IV)

نُورِ (nūri) /nuː.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَوْرَى (ʔawrā)
نُورَ (nūra) /nuː.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَوْرَى (ʔawrā)

Kashmiri

Etymology

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

Noun

نور • (nōr) m (Devanagari नोर)

tube, pipe, conduit
a large tubular intestine

Malay

Noun

نور (plural نور-نور or نور٢)

Jawi spelling of nur.‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr, “light, ray of light”), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”).

Noun

نور • (nur) (definite accusative نوری (nuru), plural انوار (envâr) or نیران (nirân))

light, the electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye
Synonyms: آیدین (aydın), ایشق (ışık)
light, any source of illumination, such as a candle, lightbulb, torch, lamp, streetlight, etc.
Synonyms: آیدین (aydın), ایشق (ışık), چراغ (çerağ, çirağ), سراج (sirac)

Derived terms

نور افشان (nur efşan, “that diffuses light”)
نور الهی (nur-ı ilâhi, “divine glory”)
نور بخش (nur bahş, “light-giving, glorious”)
نور ساده (nur-ı sade, “God's effulgence”)
نور طوپی (nur topu, “angelic infant”)
نور عذرا (nur-ı ʼuzra, “halo of the Virgin Mary”)
نور مبین (nur-ı mübin, “Mohammed”)
نور پاش (nur paş, “brilliant, luminous”)
نور چشم (nur-ı çeşm, “one's darling child”)
نورانی (nurani, “shining with light”)
نورلو (nurlu, “shining, luminous”)

Descendants

Turkish: nur
→ Albanian: nur
→ Romanian: nur

Pashto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nwar/

Noun

نوَر • (nwar) m

alternative form of لمر

Declension

Declension of **نوَر**
	singular	plural
direct	نوَر (nwar)	نوَرونه (nwaruna)
oblique	نوَر (nwar)	نوَرونو (nwaruno)
vocative	نوَره (nwara)	نوَرونو (nwaruno)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈnuːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nuːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nuɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nuɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nūr
Dari reading^?	nūr
Iranian reading^?	nur
Tajik reading^?	nur

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	نور
Dari	نور
Tajik	нур

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

light
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 884:
  آن کسی که او ببیند روی خویش
  نور او از نور خلقان است بیش
  ān kas-ē ki ō bi-bīnad rōy-i xwēš
  nūr-i ō az nūr-i xalqān ast bēš
  He that beholds his own face (reality)—
  his light is greater than the light of the creatures (of God).

Derived terms

نورانی (nurâni)
نوردرمانی (nur-darmâni)
نورافشانی (nurâfšâni)

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	نور
Dari	نور
Tajik	Нур

نور • (nur)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نُور (nūr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːr/, [nuːr]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Noun

نور • (nūr) m (plural أنوار (ʔanwār))

(formal) light (mainly used in greeting)
Synonym: ضوّ (ḍaww)

صباح النور ― ṣabāḥ in-nūr ― good morning (literally, “morning of the light”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nūr), from Arabic نُور (nūr). Compare Bengali নূর (nur).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nuːɾ/
Rhymes: -uːɾ

Noun

نُور • (nūr) m (Hindi spelling नूर) (uncountable)

light, illumination
splendour
(religion) divine light
1. (figuratively) a spiritual leader
(Qur'an) name of a chapter.

Declension

Declension of **نور**
	singular	plural
direct	نُور (nūr)	نُور (nūr)
oblique	نُور (nūr)	نُوروں (nūrõ)
vocative	نُور (nūr)	نُورو (nūro)

Proper noun

نور • (nūr) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling नूर)

a unisex given name, Noor, from Arabic

Arabic

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Verb

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Proper noun

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Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

Kashmiri

Etymology

Noun

Malay

Noun

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Noun

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Further reading

Pashto

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Proper noun

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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Noun

Urdu

Etymology

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Noun

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Proper noun

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