نوح

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Arabic[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nōaẖ). Related to the native root ن و خ (n-w-ḵ).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

نُوح (nūḥm

  1. (Islam, biblical) Noah.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14:
      وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا
      walaqad ʔarsalnā nūḥan ʔilā qawmihi falabiṯa fīhim ʔalfa sanatin ʔillā ḵamsīna ʕāman
      Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them for a thousand years, less fifty.
  2. The 71st sura of the Qur'an.
  3. a male given name, Noah, Nuh, or Nooh
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Bashkir: Нух (Nux)
  • Bengali: নূহ (nūh)
  • Swahili: Nuhu
  • Turkish: Nuh

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

نَوْح (nawḥm (plural نُوَاح (nuwāḥ))

  1. verbal noun of نَاحَ (nāḥa) (form I)
  2. crying out in grief, wailing, sobbing, loud weeping, lamentation, lamenting, ululation
Declension[edit]

Persian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? nūh
Dari reading? nūh
Iranian reading? nuh
Tajik reading? nuh

Proper noun[edit]

Dari نوح
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нӯҳ

نوح (nuh)

  1. Noah (a male given name)

Derived terms[edit]

Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوح (nūḥ), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

نُوح (nūhm (Hindi spelling नूह)

  1. (Islam) Nuh, Noah
  2. a male given name from Arabic

References[edit]

  • نوح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • نوح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.