نوح

See also: نوچ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nōaẖ). Related to the native root ن و خ (n w ḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːħ/
• Rhymes: -uːħ

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūḥ) m

1. (Islam, biblical) Noah.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14:

     وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا

     walaqad ʔarsalnā nūḥan ʔilā qawmihi falabiṯa fīhim ʔalfa sanatin ʔillā ḵamsīna ʕāman

     Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them for a thousand years, less fifty.

2. The 71st sura of the Qur'an.
3. a male given name, Noah, Nuh, or Nooh

Declension

Declension of noun نُوح (nūḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	نُوح nūḥ	—
nominative	—	نُوحٌ nūḥun	—
accusative	—	نُوحًا nūḥan	—
genitive	—	نُوحٍ nūḥin	—

Descendants

• Bashkir: Нух (Nux)
• Bengali: নূহ (nuh)
• Hindi: नूह (nūh)
• Swahili: Nuhu
• Turkish: Nuh

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدَم (ʔādam)
• إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)
• نُوح (nūḥ)
• هُود (hūd)
• صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)
• إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)
• لُوط (lūṭ)
• إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
• إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)
• يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
• يُوسُف (yūsuf)
• أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb)
• ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl)
• شُعَيْب (šuʕayb)
• مُوسَى (mūsā)
• هَارُون (hārūn)
• دَاوُد (dāwud)
• سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
• يُونُس (yūnus)
• إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)
• الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ)
• زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
• يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
• عِيسَى (ʕīsā)
• مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nawħ/

Noun

نَوْح • (nawḥ) m (plural نُوَاح (nuwāḥ))

1. verbal noun of نَاحَ (nāḥa) (form I)
2. crying out in grief, wailing, sobbing, loud weeping, lamentation, lamenting, ululation

Declension

Declension of noun نَوْح (nawḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْح nawḥ	النَّوْح an-nawḥ	نَوْح nawḥ
nominative	نَوْحٌ nawḥun	النَّوْحُ an-nawḥu	نَوْحُ nawḥu
accusative	نَوْحًا nawḥan	النَّوْحَ an-nawḥa	نَوْحَ nawḥa
genitive	نَوْحٍ nawḥin	النَّوْحِ an-nawḥi	نَوْحِ nawḥi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَوْحَيْن nawḥayn	النَّوْحَيْن an-nawḥayn	نَوْحَيْ nawḥay
nominative	نَوْحَانِ nawḥāni	النَّوْحَانِ an-nawḥāni	نَوْحَا nawḥā
accusative	نَوْحَيْنِ nawḥayni	النَّوْحَيْنِ an-nawḥayni	نَوْحَيْ nawḥay
genitive	نَوْحَيْنِ nawḥayni	النَّوْحَيْنِ an-nawḥayni	نَوْحَيْ nawḥay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نُوَاح nuwāḥ	النُّوَاح an-nuwāḥ	نُوَاح nuwāḥ
nominative	نُوَاحٌ nuwāḥun	النُّوَاحُ an-nuwāḥu	نُوَاحُ nuwāḥu
accusative	نُوَاحًا nuwāḥan	النُّوَاحَ an-nuwāḥa	نُوَاحَ nuwāḥa
genitive	نُوَاحٍ nuwāḥin	النُّوَاحِ an-nuwāḥi	نُوَاحِ nuwāḥi

Malay

Proper noun

نوح

1. Jawi spelling of Nuh.‎‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːh]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːh]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nuːh]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nuh]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːh]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nuh]

Readings
Classical reading?	nūh
Dari reading?	nūh
Iranian reading?	nuh
Tajik reading?	nuh

Proper noun

Dari	نوح
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Нӯҳ

نوح • (nuh)

1. (religion) Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood)
2. Noah (the 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)
3. Noah (a male given name)

Derived terms

• کشتی نوح (kašti-ye nuh)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوح (nūḥ), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nuːɦ/

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūh) m (Hindi spelling नूह)

1. (Islam) Nuh, Noah
2. a male given name from Arabic

References

• “نوح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “نوح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.