নূর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নুর (nur)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نُور (nūr), from Arabic نُور (nūr).

Proper noun

নূর • (nur)

1. a unisex given name, Nur or Noor, from Arabic
2. a surname, Nur or Noor, from Arabic

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	নূর (nur)
objective	নূরকে (nur (semantically general or indefinite) / nurke (semantically definite))
genitive	নূরের (nurer)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	নূরটা, নূরটি (nurṭa (colloquial), nurṭi (formal))	নূরেরা (nurera)
objective	নূরটাকে, নূরটিকে (nurṭake (colloquial), nurṭike (formal))	নূরদের(কে) (nurder(ke))
genitive	নূরটার, নূরটির (nurṭar (colloquial), nurṭir (formal))	নূরদের (nurder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Noun

নূর • (nur)

1. light; splendour
   • S. Wajid Ali:

     হিদায়েতের নূর আজ আমায় পথ দেখিয়ে দিলে

     hidaẏeter nur aj amaẏ poth dekhiẏe dile

     The light of guidance, today, you showed me the path

Derived terms

• নূরানী (nurani, “luminous”, adjective)
• নূরান্বিত (nurannito, “enlightened”, adjective)

Related terms

Bengali terms derived from the Arabic root ن و ر (0 c, 8 e)

Further reading

• “নূর”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• “নূর”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “নূর”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “নূর”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “নূর”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.