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نُور

light

Noun · masculineRoot ن-و-ر

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Plural
أَنْوَار

Most common words from the same root

Noun
نَار
fire
Noun
مَنَارَة
lighthouse
Noun
تَنْوِير
enlightenment
Verb · Form II
نَوَّرَ
to flower
Adjective
أَنْوَر
elative degree of نَيِّر

نُور in English

Noun · masculine

  1. light, ray of light, light beam
    الْقَمَرُ يُضِيءُ اللَّيْلَ بِنُورِهِ السَّاحِرِ.The moon illuminates the night with its enchanting light.
  2. brightness, gleam, glow
  3. illumination
  4. lamp, light, lantern
  5. headlight

Word origin

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *nVwur- Proto-Semitic *nūr- Arabic نور The “light” noun is inherited from Proto-Semitic *nūr-. First attested in 476. Doublet of نَار (nār, “fire”).

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

تَنْوِير
Verbal noun
enlightenment
مُنَوِّر
Active participle
مُنَوَّر
Passive participle · Adjective
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
Verbal noun
مُنِير
Active participle · Adjective
bright
مُنَار
Passive participle
تَنَوَّرَ · present يَتَنَوَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be lit, to be illuminated; to receive enlightenment, to be enlightened

تَنَوُّر
Verbal noun
illumination
مُتَنَوِّر
Active participle
اِنْتَارَ · present يَنْتَارُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to smear oneself with limestone

اِنْتِيَار
Verbal noun
مُنْتَار
Active participle
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
Verbal noun
مُسْتَنِير
Active participle
مُسْتَنَار
Passive participle
نَار
Noun · f.
fire
نُور
Noun · m.
light
مَنَارَة
Noun · f.
lighthouse
أَنْوَر
Adjective
elative degree of نَيِّر
تَنُّور
Noun · m.
tandoor
نَوْر
Noun · m.
blossoms
نَوَر
Noun · m.
Nawar
نَيِّر
Adjective
luminous
نُورَانِيّ
Adjective
luminous
نُورَة
Noun · f.
quick lime
مَنَار
Noun · m.
waymark
مَنْوَر
Noun · m.
hatch

نُور: plural and other forms

Singularنُور
Pluralأَنْوَار

نُور in a sentence

Dictionary examples

light

الْقَمَرُ يُضِيءُ اللَّيْلَ بِنُورِهِ السَّاحِرِ.The moon illuminates the night with its enchanting light.

From a fully vowelled text

وَقَالَ اللهُ: «لِيَكُنْ نُورٌ»، فَكَانَ نُورٌ.And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Genesis 1:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قَادَنِي وَسَيَّرَنِي فِي الظَّلاَمِ وَلاَ نُورَ.He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.Lamentations 3:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَا دُمْتُ فِي الْعَالَمِ فَأَنَا نُورُ الْعَالَمِ».As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.John 9:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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