Definitions and meaning of nur
nur
Translingual
Symbol
nur
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nuguria.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Nuguria terms
English
Noun
nur (plural nurs)
- Pronunciation spelling of knur.
References
- “nur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Turkish nur, from Arabic نور (“light”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nur m (plural nure, definite nuri, definite plural nuret)
- facial expression, face, appearance
- dazzling beauty
- outward appearance (of a person)
Derived terms
- nurbardhë
- nurmadh
- nursëz
- nurshëm
- nurzi
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic نُور (nūr).
Pronunciation
Noun
nur (definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)
- (poetic) light
- Synonym: işıq
- Antonym: zülmət
- Üzündən nur saçır. ― His/her face shines with light.
- Qəbri nurla dolsun. ― Rest in peace. (literally, “May his/her grave be filled with light.”)
- Elm bir nur, cəhl zülmətdir. ― Knowledge is light, ignorance is darkness.
Declension
Derived terms
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Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From German nur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nur/
- Rhymes: -ur
- Hyphenation: nur
Adverb
nur
- only, just
Descendants
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/
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- Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
Adverb
nur
- only, just, merely, simply
- Synonyms: bloß, allein
- ever; at all
- Synonyms: auch, immer, überhaupt
- however, though
- Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch
Derived terms
- nur mehr, nurmehr
- nur nicht
- nur noch
- nur zu
Descendants
Conjunction
nur
- (chiefly colloquial) but
- Synonym: aber
Further reading
- “nur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “nur”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto nur, German nur.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nur
- only, merely
Derived terms
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic نُور (nūr).
Noun
nur (Jawi spelling نور, plural nur-nur)
- light
- Synonym: cahaya
Further reading
- “nur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nzadi
Noun
núr (plural núr)
- 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
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nurъ / *norъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnur/
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- Rhymes: -ur
- Syllabification: nur
- Homophone: Nur
Noun
nur m animal
- loon (any bird of the order Gaviiformes)
- dive, plunge (jump into water)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- nur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- nury in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نور, from Arabic نُور (nūr).
Noun
nur m (plural nuri)
- sex appeal
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Univerbation of an (“in”) + ur (“your”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
nur (+ dative, triggers eclipsis of a vowel)
- in your (formal and/or plural)
Inflection
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نور, from Arabic نُور (nūr).
Pronunciation
Noun
nur (definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)
- light
- (Islam) The Holy Light
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “nur”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nur”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3569b
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