Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From reduplicated root ن ع ن ع (n-ʕ-n-ʕ).

Verb

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نَعْنَعَ (naʕnaʕa) Iq (non-past يُنَعْنِعُ (yunaʕniʕu), verbal noun نَعْنَعَة (naʕnaʕa))

  1. to speak ambiguously or unclearly
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕm

  1. alternative form of نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ, mint)
Declension
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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naʕ.naʕ/, [ˈnaʕ.naʕ]
  • Audio (Bethlehem):(file)

Noun

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نعنع (naʕnaʕm

  1. mint