English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “burnt stones”
From نَار (nār, “fire”), because quicklime, calcium oxide, also known as burnt lime, and حِجَارَة مَشْوِيَّة (ḥijāra(t) mašwiyya, literally “burnt stones”), is produced by thermolysis of calcium-rich material.
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- Wiktionary: نورةCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

