نامور

Middle Mongol

Etymology

Arabic script spelling of ᠨ᠋ᠠᠮᠤᠷ (nʾmwr /⁠namur⁠/).

Noun

نامور (nʾmwr /namur/)

1. autumn, fall

References

• Poppe, Nicholas (1938), Mongolʹskij Slovarʹ Mukaddimat al-Adab‎^[1] (in Russian), page 245

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian نامور (nâmvar).

Adjective

ناموَر • (nâmver)

1. famous, celebrated

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نامور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2067

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Namur.

Proper noun

نامور • (Namür)

1. Namur (a city in Belgium)

Further reading

• Şemseddin Sami (1898), “نامور”, in Kâmûsü'l-A'lâm (in Ottoman Turkish), volume 6, Constantinople: Mihran, page 553

Persian

Etymology 1

From نام (nâm, “name”) +‎ ـوَر (-var, “possessing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naːm.ˈwar/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wáɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wáɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːm.wáɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːm.wáɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːɱ.vǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔɱ.váɾ]

• Rhymes: -ar

Readings
Classical reading?	nāmwar
Dari reading?	nāmwar
Iranian reading?	nâmvar
Tajik reading?	nomvar

Adjective

نامور • (nâmvar)

1. celebrated
2. renowned

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناموَر (nâmver)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Namur.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.múːɹ]

Readings
Iranian reading?	nâmur

Proper noun

نامور • (nâmur)

1. Namur (a city in Belgium)