Etymology 1
Noun
نُون • (nūn) f (plural نُونَات (nūnāt))
- Name of the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet (ن / ن), representing the sound /n/.
Declension
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Declension of noun نُون (nūn)
singular |
basic singular triptote |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُون nūn |
النُّون an-nūn |
نُون nūn |
nominative |
نُونٌ nūnun |
النُّونُ an-nūnu |
نُونُ nūnu |
accusative |
نُونًا nūnan |
النُّونَ an-nūna |
نُونَ nūna |
genitive |
نُونٍ nūnin |
النُّونِ an-nūni |
نُونِ nūni |
dual |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُونَيْن nūnayn |
النُّونَيْن an-nūnayn |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
nominative |
نُونَانِ nūnāni |
النُّونَانِ an-nūnāni |
نُونَا nūnā |
accusative |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
genitive |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
plural |
sound feminine plural |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُونَات nūnāt |
النُّونَات an-nūnāt |
نُونَات nūnāt |
nominative |
نُونَاتٌ nūnātun |
النُّونَاتُ an-nūnātu |
نُونَاتُ nūnātu |
accusative |
نُونَاتٍ nūnātin |
النُّونَاتِ an-nūnāti |
نُونَاتِ nūnāti |
genitive |
نُونَاتٍ nūnātin |
النُّونَاتِ an-nūnāti |
نُونَاتِ nūnāti |
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Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: nun
- → Classical Persian: نُون (nūn)
- Iranian Persian: نون (nun)
- Tajik: нун (nun)
- → Uzbek: nun
Etymology 2
Deverbative from the letter نُون (nūn).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /naw.wa.na/
Verb
نَوَّنَ • (nawwana) II (non-past يُنَوِّنُ (yunawwinu), verbal noun تَنْوِين (tanwīn))
- (grammar) to add nunation to (a word), to nunate (a word)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܢܽܘܢܳܐ (nūnā, “fish”) as in the Hebrew story of Joshua, son of Nun, ultimately likely from Akkadian 𒄩 (nūnum), possibly from Sumerian.
Noun
نُون • (nūn) m (plural نِينَان (nīnān) or أَنْوَان (ʔanwān)) (very rare, obsolete)
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:87:وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَى فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِينَ- waḏā n-nūni ʔiḏ ḏahaba muḡāḍiban faẓanna ʔan lan naqdira ʕalayhi fanādā fī ẓ-ẓulumāti ʔan lā ʔilāha ʔillā ʔanta subḥānaka ʔinnī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīna
- And the man of the nūn, when he went off in fury and opined that We would not decree upon him. And he cried in the glooms “there is no god short of You, exalted are You. Indeed I have been of the wrongdoers.”
- fish; great fish
- a male given name from Hebrew
Declension
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Declension of noun نُون (nūn)
singular |
basic singular triptote |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُون nūn |
النُّون an-nūn |
نُون nūn |
nominative |
نُونٌ nūnun |
النُّونُ an-nūnu |
نُونُ nūnu |
accusative |
نُونًا nūnan |
النُّونَ an-nūna |
نُونَ nūna |
genitive |
نُونٍ nūnin |
النُّونِ an-nūni |
نُونِ nūni |
dual |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُونَيْن nūnayn |
النُّونَيْن an-nūnayn |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
nominative |
نُونَانِ nūnāni |
النُّونَانِ an-nūnāni |
نُونَا nūnā |
accusative |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
genitive |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
plural |
basic broken plural triptote |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نِينَان; أَنْوَان nīnān; ʔanwān |
النِّينَان; الْأَنْوَان an-nīnān; al-ʔanwān |
نِينَان; أَنْوَان nīnān; ʔanwān |
nominative |
نِينَانٌ; أَنْوَانٌ nīnānun; ʔanwānun |
النِّينَانُ; الْأَنْوَانُ an-nīnānu; al-ʔanwānu |
نِينَانُ; أَنْوَانُ nīnānu; ʔanwānu |
accusative |
نِينَانًا; أَنْوَانًا nīnānan; ʔanwānan |
النِّينَانَ; الْأَنْوَانَ an-nīnāna; al-ʔanwāna |
نِينَانَ; أَنْوَانَ nīnāna; ʔanwāna |
genitive |
نِينَانٍ; أَنْوَانٍ nīnānin; ʔanwānin |
النِّينَانِ; الْأَنْوَانِ an-nīnāni; al-ʔanwāni |
نِينَانِ; أَنْوَانِ nīnāni; ʔanwāni |
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Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
نُون • (nūn) m (plural نُونَات (nūnāt))
- A tradition in Kuwait in celebration of an event in which a person throws candy and money from atop for children and other attendees to collect
Declension
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Declension of noun نُون (nūn)
singular |
basic singular triptote |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُون nūn |
النُّون an-nūn |
نُون nūn |
nominative |
نُونٌ nūnun |
النُّونُ an-nūnu |
نُونُ nūnu |
accusative |
نُونًا nūnan |
النُّونَ an-nūna |
نُونَ nūna |
genitive |
نُونٍ nūnin |
النُّونِ an-nūni |
نُونِ nūni |
dual |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُونَيْن nūnayn |
النُّونَيْن an-nūnayn |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
nominative |
نُونَانِ nūnāni |
النُّونَانِ an-nūnāni |
نُونَا nūnā |
accusative |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
genitive |
نُونَيْنِ nūnayni |
النُّونَيْنِ an-nūnayni |
نُونَيْ nūnay |
plural |
sound feminine plural |
indefinite |
definite |
construct |
informal |
نُونَات nūnāt |
النُّونَات an-nūnāt |
نُونَات nūnāt |
nominative |
نُونَاتٌ nūnātun |
النُّونَاتُ an-nūnātu |
نُونَاتُ nūnātu |
accusative |
نُونَاتٍ nūnātin |
النُّونَاتِ an-nūnāti |
نُونَاتِ nūnāti |
genitive |
نُونَاتٍ nūnātin |
النُّونَاتِ an-nūnāti |
نُونَاتِ nūnāti |
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References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 121
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879), Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, pages 27-28
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938), The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 282
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “نون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1332