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نُور

nūran

a light

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Root letters: ن و رAppears 43 times in the Qur'an#269 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 27

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ن و ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)نُورًۭا43 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • نُورًۭاa lightnūran · 9 times
  • ٱلنُّورِthe lightl-nūri · 4 times
  • ٱلنُّورِ ۚthe lightl-nūri · 3 times
  • نُورَAllah's lightnūra · 2 times
  • نُورِهِۦ(of) His Lightnūrihi · 2 times
  • بِنُورِهِمْtheir lightbinūrihim · 1 times

Words with similar meaning

Close in meaning, but each word keeps its own nuance.

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root ن و ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Nor are the darknesses and the light,

Surah 35:20 — Read full ayah

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

Surah 71:16 — Read full ayah

So believe in Allāh and His Messenger and the light [i.e., the Qur’ān] which We have sent down. And Allāh is Aware of what you do.

Surah 64:8 — Read full ayah