nunation

or nun·na·tion

[ nuh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

, Arabic Grammar.

1. the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.

Other Words From

• nuna·ted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nunation¹

< New Latin nunnātiōn- (stem of nunnātiō ), equivalent to nūn (< Arabic; nūn ) + -ātiōn- -ation