نون
Arabic
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editنُون • (nūn) f (plural نُونَات (nūnāt))
Declension
editDeclension of noun نُون (nūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editDeverbative from the letter نُون (nūn).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editنَوَّنَ • (nawwana) II (non-past يُنَوِّنُ (yunawwinu), verbal noun تَنْوِين (tanwīn))
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of نَوَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْوِين)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
تَنْوِين tanwīn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُنَوِّن munawwin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُنَوَّن munawwan | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | نَوَّنْتُ nawwantu |
نَوَّنْتَ nawwanta |
نَوَّنَ nawwana |
نَوَّنْتُمَا nawwantumā |
نَوَّنَا nawwanā |
نَوَّنَّا nawwannā |
نَوَّنْتُمْ nawwantum |
نَوَّنُوا nawwanū | |||
f | نَوَّنْتِ nawwanti |
نَوَّنَتْ nawwanat |
نَوَّنَتَا nawwanatā |
نَوَّنْتُنَّ nawwantunna |
نَوَّنَّ nawwanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُنَوِّنُ ʔunawwinu |
تُنَوِّنُ tunawwinu |
يُنَوِّنُ yunawwinu |
تُنَوِّنَانِ tunawwināni |
يُنَوِّنَانِ yunawwināni |
نُنَوِّنُ nunawwinu |
تُنَوِّنُونَ tunawwinūna |
يُنَوِّنُونَ yunawwinūna | |||
f | تُنَوِّنِينَ tunawwinīna |
تُنَوِّنُ tunawwinu |
تُنَوِّنَانِ tunawwināni |
تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna |
يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُنَوِّنَ ʔunawwina |
تُنَوِّنَ tunawwina |
يُنَوِّنَ yunawwina |
تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā |
يُنَوِّنَا yunawwinā |
نُنَوِّنَ nunawwina |
تُنَوِّنُوا tunawwinū |
يُنَوِّنُوا yunawwinū | |||
f | تُنَوِّنِي tunawwinī |
تُنَوِّنَ tunawwina |
تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā |
تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna |
يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُنَوِّنْ ʔunawwin |
تُنَوِّنْ tunawwin |
يُنَوِّنْ yunawwin |
تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā |
يُنَوِّنَا yunawwinā |
نُنَوِّنْ nunawwin |
تُنَوِّنُوا tunawwinū |
يُنَوِّنُوا yunawwinū | |||
f | تُنَوِّنِي tunawwinī |
تُنَوِّنْ tunawwin |
تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā |
تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna |
يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | نَوِّنْ nawwin |
نَوِّنَا nawwinā |
نَوِّنُوا nawwinū |
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f | نَوِّنِي nawwinī |
نَوِّنَّ nawwinna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | نُوِّنْتُ nuwwintu |
نُوِّنْتَ nuwwinta |
نُوِّنَ nuwwina |
نُوِّنْتُمَا nuwwintumā |
نُوِّنَا nuwwinā |
نُوِّنَّا nuwwinnā |
نُوِّنْتُمْ nuwwintum |
نُوِّنُوا nuwwinū | |||
f | نُوِّنْتِ nuwwinti |
نُوِّنَتْ nuwwinat |
نُوِّنَتَا nuwwinatā |
نُوِّنْتُنَّ nuwwintunna |
نُوِّنَّ nuwwinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُنَوَّنُ ʔunawwanu |
تُنَوَّنُ tunawwanu |
يُنَوَّنُ yunawwanu |
تُنَوَّنَانِ tunawwanāni |
يُنَوَّنَانِ yunawwanāni |
نُنَوَّنُ nunawwanu |
تُنَوَّنُونَ tunawwanūna |
يُنَوَّنُونَ yunawwanūna | |||
f | تُنَوَّنِينَ tunawwanīna |
تُنَوَّنُ tunawwanu |
تُنَوَّنَانِ tunawwanāni |
تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna |
يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُنَوَّنَ ʔunawwana |
تُنَوَّنَ tunawwana |
يُنَوَّنَ yunawwana |
تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā |
يُنَوَّنَا yunawwanā |
نُنَوَّنَ nunawwana |
تُنَوَّنُوا tunawwanū |
يُنَوَّنُوا yunawwanū | |||
f | تُنَوَّنِي tunawwanī |
تُنَوَّنَ tunawwana |
تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā |
تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna |
يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُنَوَّنْ ʔunawwan |
تُنَوَّنْ tunawwan |
يُنَوَّنْ yunawwan |
تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā |
يُنَوَّنَا yunawwanā |
نُنَوَّنْ nunawwan |
تُنَوَّنُوا tunawwanū |
يُنَوَّنُوا yunawwanū | |||
f | تُنَوَّنِي tunawwanī |
تُنَوَّنْ tunawwan |
تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā |
تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna |
يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna |
Etymology 3
editBorrowed 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editنُون • (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 ḏḏahaba muḡāḍiban faẓanna ʔan llan nnaqdira ʕalayhi fanādā fī ẓ-ẓulumāti ʔan llā 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
editDeclension of noun نُون (nūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
Etymology 4
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editنُون • (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
editDeclension of noun نُون (nūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 |
References
edit- 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[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1332
Baluchi
editAdverb
editنون • (annõ)
See also
editMozarabic
editAdverb
editنون (nwn /non/)
- Alternative spelling of نن (nun, “not”)
References
edit- ^ Jones, Alan (1988) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN, page 30
- ^ Corriente, F. (1993) “Nueva propuesta de lectura de las xarajāt de la serie arabe con texto romance”, in Revista de Filología Española (in Spanish), volume LXXIII, number 1/2, page 27
Persian
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nuːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nuːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nun]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nūn |
Dari reading? | nūn |
Iranian reading? | nun |
Tajik reading? | nun |
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).
Adverb
editنون • (nun)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editنون • (nun) (plural نونها (nun-hâ))
- The name of the Perso-Arabic script letter ن.
Etymology 3
editNoun
editنون • (nun) (plural نونها (nun-hâ))
- (Iran, colloquial-un) Spoken form of نان (nân).
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