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ن.

-n · -nna · nūn

The twenty-fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by م (m) and followed by ه (h).

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Meaning & usage

characternūn/nuːn/letter, name/n/letter, name

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet, written in the Arabic script; preceded by م (m) and followed by ه (h).

    letter
Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢕 (l, “nun”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (l, “nun”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓. See also Classical Syriac ܢ (l, “nun”), Hebrew נ (l, “nun”), Ancient Greek Ν (N), Latin N.

symbolnūn/nuːn/letter, name/n/letter, name

  1. The fourteenth numeral symbol of the Arabic alphabet (traditional abjad order, used for list numbering), written in the Arabic script; preceded by م (m) and followed by س (s).

Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢕 (l, “nun”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (l, “nun”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓. See also Classical Syriac ܢ (l, “nun”), Hebrew נ (l, “nun”), Ancient Greek Ν (N), Latin N.

suffix-nna · -n/nuːn/letter, name/n/letter, name

  1. Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood of a verb that is often preceded by لَ (la).

    morpheme
    لَتَشْرَبَنَّ ٱلْمَاءَ أَوْ تَمُوتَ!
    لَأُسَاعِدَنَّكُمْ جَمِيعًا!
Where this word comes from

From the Nabataean letter 𐢕 (l, “nun”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (l, “nun”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓. See also Classical Syriac ܢ (l, “nun”), Hebrew נ (l, “nun”), Ancient Greek Ν (N), Latin N.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.