نبراس

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نبراس

/nib.raːs/

Where it comes from

From Aramaic נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא (neḇraštā). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܢܘܒܪܫܐ (nūḇrāšā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒈾𒀊𒇺 (/⁠nabliš⁠/, “like a flame, like a light or flash”) with a likely Iranian intermediary explaining the conflation of /l/ and /r/.

noun نِبْرَاس · nibrās · نَبَارِيس · النِّبْرَاس

lamp, lantern, luminary
Similar: سِرَاج, مِصْبَاح, فَانُوس, بَابُور
beacon
Similar: فَنَار, مَنَارَة

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"نبراس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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نبراس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نبراس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}