nunation

English

noun
Definitions
  • (linguistics) The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective in standard Arabic#Proper Arabic. It is written as a diacritic over the final letter.
  • (linguistics) The use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms in Akkadian.

Etymology

Suffix from English nun.

Origin

English

nun

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