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nur

English

Noun

nur (plural nurs)

  1. A hard knot in wood; a knur or knurl.
  2. (obsolete) A hard knob of wood used in playing hockey.
    • W. Howitt
      I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whitleather.

Anagrams

  • URN, run, urn

Albanian

Etymology

From Turkish nur, from Arabic ???? (light).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nu?]

Noun

nur m (indefinite plural nure, definite singular nuri, definite plural nuret)

  1. facial expression, face, appearance
  2. dazzling beauty
  3. outward appearance (of a person)

Derived terms

  • nurbardhë
  • nurmadh
  • nursëz
  • nurshëm
  • nurzi

References


Esperanto

Etymology

From German nur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nur/
  • Hyphenation: nur
  • Audio:

Adverb

nur

  1. only, just
    • 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' Lingvo Internacia, Project Gutenberg transcription
      Se mi nur estus sana, mi estus tute kontenta.
      If only I would be healthy, I would be fully content.

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niw?ri, ni w?ri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish ????? (nor), Dutch maar, Old English n?re.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu???/
  • Rhymes: -u???

Adverb

nur

  1. only, just, merely, simply
    Synonyms: bloß, allein
  2. ever; at all
    Synonyms: immer, überhaupt
  3. however, though
    Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch

Derived terms

  • nur zu
  • nur nicht

Conjunction

nur

  1. (chiefly colloquial) but

Synonyms

  • aber

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto nurGerman nur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nur/

Adverb

nur

  1. only, merely

Derived terms

  • nura

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (n?r).

Noun

nur (Jawi spelling ????, plural nur-nur, informal 1st possessive nurku, impolite 2nd possessive nurmu, 3rd possessive nurnya)

  1. light
    Synonym: cahaya

Further reading

  • “nur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Nzadi

Noun

núr (plural núr)

  1. body

Further reading

  • Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, ?ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nur/

Noun

nur m anim

  1. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
  2. dive, plunge (a jump into water)

Declension

Related terms

  • (verbs) nurza?, nurkowa?
  • (nouns) nur, nurek, nurkowanie, nurnik, nurzanie, nurzaniec, nurzec, nurzyk

Further reading

  • nur in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
  • nur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Univerbation of an (in) +? ur (your).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?nu?/

Preposition

nur (+ dative, triggers eclipsis)

  1. in your (formal and/or plural)

Inflection


Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????, from Arabic ????? (n?r).

Noun

nur m (plural nuri)

  1. sex appeal

Declension


Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (n?r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu?/

Noun

nur (definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)

  1. (Islam) The Holy Light

Declension

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nub

English

Etymology 1

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (knot; lump)). Compare knob.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n?b/

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

  1. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
  2. A small lump or knob.
  3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
    Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
  4. (slang) The clitoris.
    • 2007, Melissa MacNeal, Hot for It, ?ISBN, page 198[1]:
      “ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”
    • 2008, Arianna Hart, A Man for Marley, ?ISBN, page 82[2]:
      When he used his fingers to rub her nub, he didn't have to wait anymore. She exploded for the second time that morning,...
    • 2010, Beverly Rae, Wild Cat, ?ISBN, page 81[3]:
      He stroked her, using her movements to increase the pressure on her nub, catching her between his fingers.
  5. (computing, colloquial) a pointing stick
Translations

Verb

nub (third-person singular simple present nubs, present participle nubbing, simple past and past participle nubbed)

  1. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
  2. To push; to nudge.
  3. To beckon.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of noob.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nub/

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

  1. (Internet slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.

Anagrams

  • BUN, Bun, bun

Albanian

Etymology

From English noob, from newbie.

Noun

nub m

  1. (slang, chiefly Kosovo) newbie, amateur

Synonyms

  • amator m, axhami m

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