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nunnation

[ nuh-ney-shuh n ]
/ nʌˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun

nunation.

Nearby words

  1. nuncupative will,
  2. nuneaton,
  3. nunhood,
  4. nunivak,
  5. nunn,
  6. nunnery,
  7. nunny bag,
  8. nuoc mam,
  9. nupe,
  10. nupercaine
Related formsnun·nat·ed, adjective

nunation

or nun·na·tion

[ nuh-ney-shuh n ]
/ nʌˈneɪ ʃən /

noun Arabic Grammar.

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

Origin of nunation

< New Latin nunnātiōn- (stem of nunnātiō), equivalent to nūn (< Arabic; see nūn) + -ātiōn- -ation
Related formsnun·a·ted, adjective
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