nunation

== English == === Alternative forms === nunnation === Etymology === From nun (“Semitic letter”) +‎ -ation, after Arabic تَنْوِين (tanwīn), verbal noun of نَوَّنَ (nawwana, literally “to nunate, nunify”), derived from the letter name نُون (nūn). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /nʌˈneɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: nun‧a‧tion === Noun === nunation (countable and uncountable, plural nunations) In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective. Synonym: tanwin In Akkadian, the use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “nunation”, in Collins English Dictionary. “nunation”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “nunnation”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “nunation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “nunation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “nunation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.