نورس

Arabic

Etymology

Unknown. Potentially borrowed from Persian مرغ نوروزی (morğ nowruzi, literally “bird of Nowruz or New Years”), but as the apparent connection to Nowruz is unknown, the later term may itself be borrowed from Arabic.

Possibly related to Latin larus, derived from Ancient Greek λάρος (láros, “ravenous sea bird; potentially seamew, gull”). What complicates such an immediate identification is the lack of intermediate borrowings in other Semitic or regional languages, sources such as Classical Syriac or Middle Persian. The initial sound change is plausible, with the occasional conflation of /l/ and /n/ in other Arabic words, especially those featuring both /l/ and /r/, which typically do not appear together in a native Arabic root; compare وَرَل (waral), وَرَن (waran, “monitor lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naw.ras/

Noun

نَوْرَس • (nawras) m (plural نَوَارِس (nawāris))

1. gull, seagull

Declension

Declension of noun نَوْرَس (nawras)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوْرَس nawras	النَّوْرَس an-nawras	نَوْرَس nawras
Nominative	نَوْرَسٌ nawrasun	النَّوْرَسُ an-nawrasu	نَوْرَسُ nawrasu
Accusative	نَوْرَسًا nawrasan	النَّوْرَسَ an-nawrasa	نَوْرَسَ nawrasa
Genitive	نَوْرَسٍ nawrasin	النَّوْرَسِ an-nawrasi	نَوْرَسِ nawrasi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوْرَسَيْن nawrasayn	النَّوْرَسَيْن an-nawrasayn	نَوْرَسَيْ nawrasay
Nominative	نَوْرَسَانِ nawrasāni	النَّوْرَسَانِ an-nawrasāni	نَوْرَسَا nawrasā
Accusative	نَوْرَسَيْنِ nawrasayni	النَّوْرَسَيْنِ an-nawrasayni	نَوْرَسَيْ nawrasay
Genitive	نَوْرَسَيْنِ nawrasayni	النَّوْرَسَيْنِ an-nawrasayni	نَوْرَسَيْ nawrasay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَوَارِس nawāris	النَّوَارِس an-nawāris	نَوَارِس nawāris
Nominative	نَوَارِسُ nawārisu	النَّوَارِسُ an-nawārisu	نَوَارِسُ nawārisu
Accusative	نَوَارِسَ nawārisa	النَّوَارِسَ an-nawārisa	نَوَارِسَ nawārisa
Genitive	نَوَارِسَ nawārisa	النَّوَارِسِ an-nawārisi	نَوَارِسِ nawārisi

Hijazi Arabic

نَوْرَس

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نَوْرَس (nawras).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naw.ras/

Noun

نورس • (nawras) m (plural نَوَارِس (nawāris))

1. gull, seagull