नूर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr). Compare Bengali নূর (nur).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nuːɾ/
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Noun

नूर • (nūr) m (Urdu spelling نور)

1. light

   Synonyms: प्रकाश (prakāś), रौशनी (rauśnī)

   नूर-ए-ख़ुदा ― nūr-e-xudā ― light of god

2. brightness
3. luster

Declension

Declension of नूर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नूर nūr	नूर nūr
oblique	नूर nūr	नूरों nūrõ
vocative	नूर nūr	नूरो nūro

Proper noun

नूर • (nūr) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling نور)

1. a female or male given name, Noor, from Arabic

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined feminine or masculine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of नूर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नूर nūr	नूरें nūrẽ
oblique	नूर nūr	नूरों nūrõ
vocative	नूर nūr	नूरो nūro

Declension of नूर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नूर nūr	नूर nūr
oblique	नूर nūr	नूरों nūrõ
vocative	नूर nūr	नूरो nūro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नूर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press