nunnation

[ nuh-ney-shuh n ]
/ nʌˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

nunation.

OTHER WORDS FROM nunnation

nun·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby nunnation

nuncupative will, nuneaton, nunhood, nunivak, nunn, nunnation, nunnery, nunny bag, nuoc mam, nupe, nupercaine

Definition for nunnation (2 of 2)

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nunation

nun·a·ted, adjective

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