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Noor: meaning, origin and pronunciation

Boy or girlArabic

نور

نُور

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Noor (نور, Arabic نُور) means “light”. It comes from the Arabic root ن و ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ن و ر.

Meaning
light
معنی
روشنی

Where it comes from

Nūr, light (Lane); Surah 24 is named al-Nūr.

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Root
ن و ر
Other spellings
Nur · Nour
Themes
Light