נור

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.

Noun

נוּר • (nur) m (plural indefinite נורים, singular construct נור־)

1. shining fire, light

Related terms

• נר (ner)

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Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نُور (nūr).

Noun

נור • (nūrun) m

1. light
   • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir‎^[1], Genesis 1:3:

     ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

     wašāʾa llāhu ʾan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.

     And God willed there to be light, and then there was light.