nawāru  [ZALAG₂ : , BU : ]  (vb. i/i)

G. to be bright, shine ; to be glad, cheerful ; stat. : to be favourable, excellent D. to make bright, enlighten, illuminate ; to expose, uncover ; to ignite ; to clarify ; to enlighten s.o. Dt. to be made bright Š. to make shine, become bright ; to polish; to ignite ; to gladden ŠD = D ; to lighten ; to gladden N. to brighten (eyes)

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*nawār "to shine"
• Arabic : nawwara  نَوَّرَ
• Syriac : nhar  ܢܗܲܪ
• Hebrew : nāhar  נָהַr
• Ugaritic : nyr  

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