Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نور
Parts of Speech
Noun (194×)
Qur'an Occurrences
194 times across 62 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root نور across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "nwr" primarily refers to "fire" (نَارٌ), its flame, and heat. It can metaphorically signify war, evil, or even counsel. It also denotes a brand mark on camels, used for identification.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-w-r
Listen: نَارًا 111:3
Root letters: ن — و — ر

Word Family Tree (40 forms)

All word forms derived from the root نور as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 194×

Concordance — 194 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root نور appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (174)

Noun (174 verses — showing first 5)

The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 101:11 Noun
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is a Fire, intensely hot
The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer 104:6 Noun
نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is the fire of Allah , [eternally] fueled
Jonah 10:27 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَسَبُوا۟ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ جَزَاۤءُ سَیِّئَةِۭ بِمِثۡلِهَا وَتَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ مَّا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۡ عَاصِمࣲۖ كَأَنَّمَاۤ أُغۡشِیَتۡ وُجُوهُهُمۡ قِطَعࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ مُظۡلِمًاۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark [are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally
Jonah 10:5 Noun
هُوَ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِیَاۤءࣰ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورࣰا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِینَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَ ٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who kno
Jonah 10:8 Noun
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): For those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn

Derived Forms (40)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلنَّارِ lnaāri Noun 70×
ٱلنَّارُ lnaāru Noun 21×
نَارًا naāranā Noun 19×
ٱلنَّارَ lnaāra Noun 11×
نُورًا nuwranā Noun
ٱلنُّورِ lnuwri Noun
نَّارٍ naārin Noun
نَارٌ naārun Noun
نَارِ naāri Noun
نَارُ naāru Noun