Etymology

nunnation

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Today it means: A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants. Full definition →

Arabic نُون
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The story

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromنُون“the letter ن”
  2. English todaynunnation

From nun + -ation, from Arabic نُون (nūn, “the letter ن”).

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