nūru [ZALAG2 : , IZI.GAR :
] (n.)
[Human → Senses]
light ; daylight / daybreak ; lamp ;
bēt nūri : a lantern ;
mukīl nūri : a lamppost ;
nūru amāru :to see the light , to be freed / set free / released from jail ;
nūru kullumu : to free ;
ina nūru : at dawn ;
šā(t) nūru / šannūri(m) / šannūru : a lamp / lantern ;
: šāt nūrātum : a lamp ;
2) the shine / gleam of stones ;
3) (a type of song) ;
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *nūr "fire"
- Arabic : noor نور
- Syriac : nūrā ܢܘܼܪܵܐ "fire"
- Hebrew : nūr נוּר "fire"
- Ugaritic : nr
"lamp"