"نور" meaning in Persian

See نور in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈnuːr/ [Classical-Persian], [nuːɾ] [Dari, formal], [nuːɾ] [Dari, formal], [nuːɾ] [Kabuli], [nuɾ] (note: Hazaragi), [nuːɹ] [Iran, formal], [nuɾ] [Tajik, formal] Audio: LL-Q9168 (fas)-Afsham23-نور.wav Forms: nur [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|نُور}} Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr) Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun||||||<small>[Term?]</small>||<small>[Term?]</small>|head=|id=|tr=nur|tr2=|tr3=}} نور • (nur), {{fa-proper noun|tr=nur}} نور • (nur)
  1. a female given name, Noor, Nur, or Nour, from Arabic
    Sense id: en-نور-fa-name-HLAm15lN Categories (other): Persian female given names, Persian given names, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 90 10

Noun

IPA: /ˈnuːr/ [Classical-Persian], [nuːɾ] [Dari, formal], [nuːɾ] [Dari, formal], [nuːɾ] [Kabuli], [nuɾ] (note: Hazaragi), [nuːɹ] [Iran, formal], [nuɾ] [Tajik, formal] Audio: LL-Q9168 (fas)-Afsham23-نور.wav Forms: nur [romanization], انوار [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|نُور}} Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr) Head templates: {{fa-noun|pl=انوار|pl2=نورها|pl2tr=nur-hâ|pltr=anvâr|tr=nur}} نور • (nur) (plural انوار (anvâr), or نورها (nur-hâ))
  1. light Derived forms: نورانی (nurâni), نوردرمانی (nur-darmâni), نورافشانی (nurâfšâni)
    Sense id: en-نور-fa-noun-macCYXLU Categories (other): Light Disambiguation of Light: 7 93

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for نور meaning in Persian (4.7kB)

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  "trace": ""
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