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nunation

or nun·na·tion

[ nuh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

, Arabic Grammar.
  1. the doubling, in writing, of the final vowel symbol to indicate the addition, in speech, of the indefinite suffix n to certain nouns.

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  • nuna·ted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nunation1

< New Latin nunnātiōn- (stem of nunnātiō ), equivalent to nūn (< Arabic; nūn ) + -ātiōn- -ation

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