The name in the dictionary
النور: الضياء
“al-nur is light”
al-Sihah, vol. 2, pp. 838–839
نُور
Noor
نورNoor Name Meaning
Noor is the Arabic word for light. Al-Jawhari writes in al-Sihah: “al-nur is light.”
- Root
- نور
- Name
- Girls and boys
- Also written
- Nur · Nour · Noora · نور
- In the Quran
- Surat An-Noor 24:35
The word in the Quran
﴿اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ﴾
Surat An-Noor 24:35
In short
نُور
Noor is the Arabic word for light. Al-Jawhari writes in al-Sihah: “al-nur is light.”
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Questions about the name Noor
What does the name Noor mean?
Noor is the Arabic word for light. Al-Jawhari writes in al-Sihah: “al-nur is light.”
How do you write Noor in Arabic?
Noor is written نور in Arabic; also spelled Nur, Nour, Noora.
What is the root of the name Noor?
In the Arabic dictionaries, Noor goes back to the root ن · و · ر.
Is the name Noor in the Quran?
The word appears in the Quran: اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ (Surat An-Noor 24:35).
How we researched it
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- al-Sihah, vol. 2, pp. 838–839
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