نون

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːn/

Noun

نُون • (nūn) f (plural نُونَات (nūnāt))

Name of the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet (ن / ‍ن), representing the sound /n/.

Declension

Declension of noun نُون (nūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
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

→ 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

Conjugation of نَوَّنَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْوِين)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْوِين tanwīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَوِّن munawwin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَوَّن munawwan
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَوَّنْتُ nawwantu	نَوَّنْتَ nawwanta	نَوَّنَ nawwana	نَوَّنْتُمَا nawwantumā	نَوَّنَا nawwanā	نَوَّنَّا nawwannā	نَوَّنْتُمْ nawwantum	نَوَّنُوا nawwanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَوَّنْتُ nawwantu	نَوَّنْتِ nawwanti	نَوَّنَتْ nawwanat	نَوَّنْتُمَا nawwantumā	نَوَّنَتَا nawwanatā	نَوَّنَّا nawwannā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوِّنُ ʔunawwinu	تُنَوِّنِينَ tunawwinīna	تُنَوِّنُ tunawwinu	تُنَوِّنَانِ tunawwināni	تُنَوِّنَانِ tunawwināni	نُنَوِّنُ nunawwinu	تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna	يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوِّنَ ʔunawwina	تُنَوِّنَ tunawwina	يُنَوِّنَ yunawwina	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	يُنَوِّنَا yunawwinā	نُنَوِّنَ nunawwina	تُنَوِّنُوا tunawwinū	يُنَوِّنُوا yunawwinū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوِّنَ ʔunawwina	تُنَوِّنِي tunawwinī	تُنَوِّنَ tunawwina	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	نُنَوِّنَ nunawwina	تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna	يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوِّنْ ʔunawwin	تُنَوِّنْ tunawwin	يُنَوِّنْ yunawwin	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	يُنَوِّنَا yunawwinā	نُنَوِّنْ nunawwin	تُنَوِّنُوا tunawwinū	يُنَوِّنُوا yunawwinū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوِّنْ ʔunawwin	تُنَوِّنِي tunawwinī	تُنَوِّنْ tunawwin	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	تُنَوِّنَا tunawwinā	نُنَوِّنْ nunawwin	تُنَوِّنَّ tunawwinna	يُنَوِّنَّ yunawwinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَوِّنْ nawwin		نَوِّنَا nawwinā			نَوِّنُوا nawwinū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَوِّنِي nawwinī		نَوِّنَا nawwinā			نَوِّنَّ nawwinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُوِّنْتُ nuwwintu	نُوِّنْتَ nuwwinta	نُوِّنَ nuwwina	نُوِّنْتُمَا nuwwintumā	نُوِّنَا nuwwinā	نُوِّنَّا nuwwinnā	نُوِّنْتُمْ nuwwintum	نُوِّنُوا nuwwinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُوِّنْتُ nuwwintu	نُوِّنْتِ nuwwinti	نُوِّنَتْ nuwwinat	نُوِّنْتُمَا nuwwintumā	نُوِّنَتَا nuwwinatā	نُوِّنَّا nuwwinnā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَوَّنُ ʔunawwanu	تُنَوَّنِينَ tunawwanīna	تُنَوَّنُ tunawwanu	تُنَوَّنَانِ tunawwanāni	تُنَوَّنَانِ tunawwanāni	نُنَوَّنُ nunawwanu	تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna	يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَوَّنَ ʔunawwana	تُنَوَّنَ tunawwana	يُنَوَّنَ yunawwana	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	يُنَوَّنَا yunawwanā	نُنَوَّنَ nunawwana	تُنَوَّنُوا tunawwanū	يُنَوَّنُوا yunawwanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَوَّنَ ʔunawwana	تُنَوَّنِي tunawwanī	تُنَوَّنَ tunawwana	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	نُنَوَّنَ nunawwana	تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna	يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَوَّنْ ʔunawwan	تُنَوَّنْ tunawwan	يُنَوَّنْ yunawwan	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	يُنَوَّنَا yunawwanā	نُنَوَّنْ nunawwan	تُنَوَّنُوا tunawwanū	يُنَوَّنُوا yunawwanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَوَّنْ ʔunawwan	تُنَوَّنِي tunawwanī	تُنَوَّنْ tunawwan	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	تُنَوَّنَا tunawwanā	نُنَوَّنْ nunawwan	تُنَوَّنَّ tunawwanna	يُنَوَّنَّ yunawwanna

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːn/

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.”
1. fish; great fish
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Declension

Declension of noun نُون (nūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːn/

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

Declension of noun نُون (nūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
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

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

Adverb

نون • (annõ)

now
presently
at the present time

Mozarabic

Adverb

نون (nwn /non/)

Alternative spelling of نن (nun, “not”)
- c. 1100, Muhammad ibn ʕubada, Kharja A1 :^[1]^[2]
  ان نون شنون كارش
  ʔin NWN Š-NWN KʔRŠ
  /ʔin NÓN, ŠI NON KÉREŠ/
  or else, if you do not want
  (literally, “if not, […]”)

References

^ 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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nuːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nun]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nun]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nūn
Dari reading^?	nūn
Iranian reading^?	nun
Tajik reading^?	nun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).

Adverb

نون • (nun)

(archaic, poetic) now

Etymology 2

Noun

نون • (nun) (plural نون‌ها (nun-hâ))

The name of the Perso-Arabic script letter ن.

Etymology 3

Noun

نون • (nun) (plural نون‌ها (nun-hâ))

(Iran, colloquial-un) Spoken form of (nân).

[1] Jones, Alan (1988) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN, page 30

[2] 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

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نون

Contents

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Baluchi

Adverb

See also

Mozarabic

Adverb

References

Persian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun