Nur in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Nur

You can make 6 words from 'nur' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'nur'
• 2 letters words from 'nur'

3 letters words from 'nur'

NUR 3	RUN 3
URN 3

2 letters words from 'nur'

NU 2	UN 2
UR 2

Definitions and meaning of nur

nur

Noun

nur (plural nurs)

1. A hard knot in wood; a knur or knurl.
2. (obsolete) A hard knob of wood used in playing hockey.
   • W. Howitt

     I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whitleather.

Anagrams

• URN, run, urn

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Albanian

Etymology

From Turkish nur, from Arabic نور‎ (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuɾ]

Noun

nur m (indefinite plural nure, definite singular nuri, definite plural nuret)

1. facial expression, face, appearance
2. dazzling beauty
3. outward appearance (of a person)

Derived terms

• nurbardhë
• nurmadh
• nursëz
• nurshëm
• nurzi

References

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Esperanto

Etymology

From German nur.

Pronunciation

Adverb

nur

1. only, just
   • 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' Lingvo Internacia, Project Gutenberg transcription

     Se mi nur estus sana, mi estus tute kontenta.

     If only I would be healthy, I would be fully content.

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German

Etymology

From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר‎ (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Adverb

nur

1. only, just, merely, simply

   Synonyms: bloß, allein

   Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen.

   Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.

   Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer.

   You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.

2. ever; at all

   Synonyms: immer, überhaupt

   Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann.

   I’ll help you wherever I can.

3. however, though

   Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch

   Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch.

   We could try. The risks would be very high, however.

Derived terms

• nur zu
• nur nicht

Conjunction

nur

1. (chiefly colloquial) but

   Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit.

   I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.

Synonyms

• aber

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto nur, German nur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nur/

Adverb

nur

1. only, merely

Derived terms

• nura

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr).

Noun

nur (Jawi spelling نور‎, plural nur-nur, informal 1st possessive nurku, impolite 2nd possessive nurmu, 3rd possessive nurnya)

1. light

   Synonym: cahaya

Further reading

• “nur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Novial

Etymology

From Esperanto nur, from German nur.

Adverb

nur

1. only, just

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Nzadi

Noun

núr (plural núr)

1. body

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nur/

Noun

nur m anim

1. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
2. dive, plunge (a jump into water)

Declension

Related terms

• (verbs) nurzać, nurkować
• (nouns) nur, nurek, nurkowanie, nurnik, nurzanie, nurzaniec, nurzec, nurzyk

Further reading

• nur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

nur

1. in your (plural and formal singular)

Usage notes

• Adds n- to the following word if it begins with a vowel.

See also

• na
• nad
• nam
• nan
• nar

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuɾ/

Noun

nur (definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)

1. (Islam) The Holy Light

Declension

Source: wiktionary.org

• a knot in wood.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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