Arabic root

ن-و-ر

2 words from this root family

A1noun

نَارٌ

nār

fire / hellfire

Example

وَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِي أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَافِرِينَ

wattaqū an-nāra allatī uʿiddat lil-kāfirīn

And fear the Fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers (3:131)

Root: ن-و-ر Quranic

Grammar

Feminine noun (no tāʾ marbūṭa but grammatically feminine). Interestingly shares the root ن-و-ر with نُورٌ (light). Appears over 140 times in the Quran.

Culture

Descriptions of the Fire serve as warnings in the Quran. Islamic scholars emphasize that God's mercy precedes His wrath, and hope should accompany fear.

A2noun

نُورٌ

nūr

light

Example

اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

Allāhu nūru as-samāwāti wal-arḍ

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth (24:35)

Root: ن-و-ر Quranic

Grammar

Masculine noun. Plural: أَنْوَارٌ (anwār). Related: مُنِيرٌ (illuminating), تَنْوِيرٌ (enlightenment), نَارٌ (fire - same root). An-Nūr is a name of God.

Culture

Āyat an-Nūr (the Verse of Light, 24:35) is one of the most mystically profound verses in the Quran, inspiring centuries of Islamic philosophy and spirituality.