nun in Arabic
رَاهِبَة rāhiba
/nʌn/
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nun in Arabic: رَاهِبَة (rāhiba), نُون (nūn), ن (n). In English, nun means a member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
Arabic words for nun
- member of a Christian religious community of women
- رَاهِبَة rāhiba
- Semitic letter
- نُون nūn, ن n
English meaning of nun
- noun A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
- noun A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- noun A prostitute.
- noun A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
Synonyms of nun
nun in other languages
Questions about nun in Arabic
- What is the meaning of nun in Arabic?
- Nun in Arabic is رَاهِبَة (rāhiba), نُون (nūn), ن (n).
- ما معنى كلمة nun؟
- Nun: رَاهِبَة (rāhiba), نُون (nūn), ن (n).
- What does nun mean in English?
- Nun means a member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
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