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tanwin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Arabic, nunation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَنْوِين (tanwīn).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَنْوِين (tanwīn) — nunation in Arabic
  • Armenian: թանվին (tʻanvin) — nunation in Arabic
  • French: tanwin — nunation in Arabic
  • Hebrew: תַּנְוִין (tanvín) — nunation in Arabic
  • Hindi: तंवीन (tamvīn) — nunation in Arabic
  • Indonesian: tanwin — nunation in Arabic
  • Japanese: タンウィーン (tanwīn) — nunation in Arabic
  • Malay: tanwin — nunation in Arabic
  • Dari: تَنْوِین (tanwīn) — nunation in Arabic
  • Iranian Persian: تَنْوین (tanvin) — nunation in Arabic
  • Russian: танви́н (tanvín) — nunation in Arabic
  • Tajik: танвин (tanvin) — nunation in Arabic
  • Turkish: tenvîn — nunation in Arabic
  • Urdu: تَنْوِین (tanvīn) — nunation in Arabic
  • Uzbek: tanvin — nunation in Arabic