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nunation in Arabic

تَنْوِين tanwīn

UK/nʌˈneɪ.ʃən/

nunation in Arabic: تَنْوِين (tanwīn). In English, nunation means in Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.

Arabic words for nunation

suffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
تَنْوِين tanwīn

English meaning of nunation

  1. noun In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.
  2. noun In Akkadian, the use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms.

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Synonyms of nunation

Questions about nunation in Arabic

What is the meaning of nunation in Arabic?
Nunation in Arabic is تَنْوِين (tanwīn).
ما معنى كلمة nunation؟
Nunation: تَنْوِين (tanwīn).
What does nunation mean in English?
Nunation means in Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.

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