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Where does “نون” come from?

نون (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܢܽܘܢܳܐ, from Akkadian nūnum.

نون (Arabic): Name of the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet ,...

Definitions

  1. Name of the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet ,...

Ancestry of “نون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܢܽܘܢܳܐfish
2Akkadiannūnum—
Every word from Akkadian nūnum →