English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “nation” + “ray of light”
From Proto-Turkic *ēl (“nation”) + Arabic نُور (nūr, “ray of light”). Compare to Kazakh Елнұр (Elnur), Uzbek Elnur, Azerbaijani Elnur.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ИлнурCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

