Standard Lemma guide
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noun
In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: tanwin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
In Akkadian, the use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
Across languages
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