نور (nuur) — "light" in Modern Standard Arabic
نور
nuur
light
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نور in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
ابتسم الرجل وقدم لي وصفا دقيقا للطريق وكأن العلم نور
Ibtasama ar-rajulu wa qaddama li wasfan daqeeqan lit-tareeqi wa ka'anna al-'ilma noorun.
The man smiled and gave me precise directions, as if knowledge was light.
وعليكم السلام صباح النور يا أحمد كيف حالكَ
Wa alaykum as-salam sabah an-nur ya Ahmad kayfa haluka
And peace be upon you too morning of light Ahmad how are you
from Neighbors' Greeting
يردون صباح النور
Yarudduna Sabah an-nur.
They respond, "Good morning (of light)."
from A Day at School
ردت الدكتورة ليلى تحيته: "صباح النور يا أستاذ حسن، نعم، أنا في طريقي إليه الآن،" رامقة ساعتها اليدوية، تلميحاً خفياً.
Raddat ad-duktūrah Layla taḥīyatahu: "Ṣabāḥ an-nūr yā ustādh Ḥasan, na'am, anā fī ṭarīqī ilayhi al-ān," rāmiqatun sā'atahā al-yadawīyah, talmīḥan khafīyan.
Dr. Layla returned his greeting: "Good morning (of light), Professor Hassan, yes, I am on my way to it now," glancing at her wristwatch, a subtle hint.
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