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light in Arabic

نُور nūr

/laɪt/[laɪt]

light in Arabic: نُور (nūr), إِشَارَة مُرُور (ʔišārat murūr), إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة (ʔišāra ḍawʔiyya), ضَوْء (ḍawʔ). In English, light means electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.

Arabic words for light

source of illumination
نُور nūr
traffic light, or an intersection controlled by one
إِشَارَة مُرُور ʔišārat murūr, إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة ʔišāra ḍawʔiyya
electromagnetic waves
نُور nūr, ضَوْء ḍawʔ
to start (a fire)
أَشْعَلَ ʔašʕala, أَوْقَدَ ʔawqada
to illuminate
أَضَاءَ ʔaḍāʔa
having light
مُنِير munīr
pale in colour
فَاتِح fātiḥ
of low weight
خَفِيف ḵafīf, خفيف ḵfīf

English meaning of light

  1. noun Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
  2. noun Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
  3. noun Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
  4. noun A source of illumination.

Full definition of light

light in a sentence

  • As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
  • We turned off all the lights and went to sleep.
  • To get to our house, turn right at the third light.

Synonyms of light

All synonyms of light

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Questions about light in Arabic

What is the meaning of light in Arabic?
Light in Arabic is نُور (nūr), إِشَارَة مُرُور (ʔišārat murūr), إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة (ʔišāra ḍawʔiyya), ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).
ما معنى كلمة light؟
Light: نُور (nūr), إِشَارَة مُرُور (ʔišārat murūr), إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة (ʔišāra ḍawʔiyya), ضَوْء (ḍawʔ).
What does light mean in English?
Light means electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: light (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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