تَنْوِير
enlightenment
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Highlights
Plural
نِيرَان
Most common words from the same root
Noun
مَنَارَة
lighthouse
Noun
تَنْوِير
enlightenment
Verb · Form II
نَوَّرَ
to flower
Adjective
أَنْوَر
elative degree of نَيِّر
نَار in English
Noun · feminine
- fire
فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦۤ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّيۤ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيۤ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَAnd when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:29
- conflagration
- gunfire
Word origin
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur- Proto-Semitic *nūr- Arabic نار Inherited from Proto-Semitic *nūr-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur-. First attested in 476. Doublet of نُور (nūr, “light”)
Words from the root ن-و-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
نَوَّرَ
· present يُنَوِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to flower, to blossom; to light, to radiate, to illuminate; to shed light
مُنَوِّر
مُنَوَّر
bright
أَنَارَ
· present يُنِيرُ
Form IV · Causative
to light, to illuminate; to elucidate, to clarify; to come to light, to appear, to show, to be uncovered, to be disclosed, to be revealed
إِنَارَة
مُنِير
bright
مُنَار
تَنَوَّرَ
· present يَتَنَوَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be lit, to be illuminated; to receive enlightenment, to be enlightened
تَنَوُّر
illumination
مُتَنَوِّر
اِنْتَارَ
· present يَنْتَارُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to smear oneself with limestone
اِنْتِيَار
مُنْتَار
اِسْتَنَارَ
· present يَسْتَنِيرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to receive light, to be lit, to be illuminated; to provide light; to seek enlightenment, to seek insight
اِسْتِنَارَة
مُسْتَنِير
مُسْتَنَار
نَار: plural and other forms
| Singular | نَار |
|---|---|
| Plural | نِيرَان |
نَار in a sentence
Dictionary examples
fire
فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦۤ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّيۤ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيۤ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَAnd when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:29
From a fully vowelled text
لأَنَّ «إِلهَنَا نَارٌ آكِلَةٌ».For our God is a consuming fire.Hebrews 12:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
صَوْتُ الرَّبِّ يَقْدَحُ لُهُبَ نَارٍ.The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.Psalms 29:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مِنَ الشُّعَاعِ قُدَّامَهُ اشْتَعَلَتْ جَمْرُ نَارٍ.Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.2 Samuel 22:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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