Malay

Proper noun

Nur

1. A female given name.

Turkish

Proper noun

Nur

1. A male given name.
2. A female given name.

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.

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown

Adjective

nur m ‎(feminine nure)

1. attractive (of a person)
2. palatial (of a building)

Synonyms

• bob
• king

Esperanto

Etymology

From German nur.

Pronunciation

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 niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר ‎(nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Adverb

nur

1. only, just, merely, simply

   Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen.

   Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.

   Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer.

   You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.

2. ever; at all

   Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann.

   I’ll help you wherever I can.

3. however, though

   Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch.

   We could try. The risks would be very high, however.

Synonyms

• (however): allerdings; jedoch

Derived terms

• nur zu

Conjunction

nur

1. (chiefly colloquial) but

   Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit.

   I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.

Synonyms

• aber

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto nur, from German nur.

Adverb

nur

1. only, merely

Lojban

Rafsi

nur

1. rafsi of snura.

Novial

Etymology

From Esperanto nur, from German nur.

Adverb

nur

1. only, just

Polish

nur

Noun

nur m pers

1. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

nur

1. in your (plural and formal singular)

Usage notes

• Adds n- to the following word if it begins with a vowel.

See also

• na
• nad
• nam
• nan
• nar

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نور.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuɾ/

Noun

nur ‎(definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)

1. (Islam) The Holy Light

Declension