nunation

nun·a·tion
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US, UK/nʌˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun

In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.

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tanwin
OriginArabic تَنْوِين →
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Meanings

nounnunation (countable and uncountable, plural nunations)

plural nunations · alternative nunnation

  1. countableuncountableIn Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.

    Synonyms: tanwin

  2. countableuncountableIn Akkadian, the use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.

Similar
tanwin

Origin

  1. Arabicتَنْوِين
  2. Englishnunation

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).

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Translations

Arabic تَنْوِين
  • تَنْوِين (tanwīn)suffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
French nunation
  • nunationsuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
German Nunation, Nunierung
  • Nunationsuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
  • Nunierungsuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
Portuguese nunação
  • nunaçãosuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
Russian танви́н, нуна́ция
  • танви́н (tanvín)suffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
  • нуна́ция (nunácija)suffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
Spanish nunación
  • nunaciónsuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin
Turkish nunlama
  • nunlamasuffix in Arabic — see also tanwin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nunation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA

nunation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunation

MLA

“nunation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nunation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nunation.

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