See also: نؤوى

Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of نَوَاة (nawāh, nucleus) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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نَوَوِيّ (nawawiyy) (feminine نَوَوِيَّة (nawawiyya), masculine plural نَوَوِيُّونَ (nawawiyyūna), feminine plural نَوَوِيَّات (nawawiyyāt))

  1. atomic, nuclear
Declension
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نووي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Verb

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نُووِيَ (nūwiya) (form III)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of نَاوَى (nāwā)