ነውር

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Ge'ez

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Etymology

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Probably related to Arabic ن و ر (n w r), which contains meanings like "mark by branding" and "revile".[1][2]

Noun

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ነውር (näwrm (plural ነውራት (näwrat))

  1. blemish, stain, flaw, spot, defect
    • Leviticus 22:20
      ኵሉ ፡ ዘቦቱ ፡ ነውረ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ኢያምጽእዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይሰጠወክሙ ።
      kʷəlu zäbotu näwrä laʿlehu ʾiyamṣəʾwo läʾgəziʾäbḥer ʾəsmä ʾiysäṭäwäkmu .
      Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
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References

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  1. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نور”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 1155
  2. ^ G. J. Botterweck et al., editors (1974), “נֵר”, in Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, volume 10, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, →ISBN, page 16

Further reading

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