ن

See also: ں

Arabic

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nuːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

Letter

ن / ن‍ / ‍ن‍ / ‍ن • (nūn)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by م (m) and followed by ه (h).

Symbol

ن / ن‍ / ‍ن‍ / ‍ن • (nūn)

1. The fourteenth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by م (m) and followed by س (s).

Suffix

ـنَّ or ـنْ • (-nna or -n)

1. Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood of a verb.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:32:

     وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا آمُرُهُ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ

     walaʔin llam yafʕal mā ʔāmuruhu layusjananna walayakūnan mmina ṣ-ṣāḡirīna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا (ʔalif), ب (bāʔ), ت (tāʔ), ث (ṯāʔ), ج (jīm), ح (ḥāʔ), خ (ḵāʔ), د (dāl), ذ (ḏāl), ر (rāʔ), ز (zāy), س (sīn), ش (šīn), ص (ṣād), ض (ḍād), ط (ṭāʔ), ظ (ẓāʔ), ع (ʕayn), غ (ḡayn), ف (fāʔ), ق (qāf), ك (kāf), ل (lām), م (mīm), ن (nūn), ه (hāʔ), و (wāw), ي (yāʔ)
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• ـً
• ـٍ
• ـٌ

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [non]
• IPA^(key): [n]

Letter

ن / ن‍ / ‍ن‍ / ‍ن

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا,‎ ب,‎ ت,‎ ة,‎ ث,‎ ج,‎ چ,‎ ح,‎ خ,‎ د,‎ ذ,‎ ر,‎ ز,‎ س,‎ ش,‎ ص,‎ ض,‎ ط,‎ ظ,‎ ع,‎ غ,‎ ڠ,‎ ف,‎ ڤ,‎ ق,‎ ک,‎ ݢ,‎ گ,‎ ل,‎ م,‎ ن,‎ و,‎ ۏ,‎ ه,‎ ہ,‎ ھ,‎ ء,‎ ي,‎ ى,‎ ی,‎ ے,‎ ڽ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nun/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

Letter

ن • (nun)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ن	ـن	ـنـ	نـ

See also

• Previous letter: م
• Next letter: ڼ

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Persian

Pronunciation

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Letter

ن / نـ / ـنـ / ـن • (nun)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by م and followed by و. Its name is نون.

Prefix

ن • (n)

1. (dialectal) A prefix used before personal endings or definite direct object marker (e) to link a pronoun that ends in certain vowels.

   یو موتور مونه.

   Yo motor mo-n-e.

   This is my motorcycle .

2. (dialectal) A prefix used before personal endings or definite direct object marker (e) to link a word that ends in certain vowels.

Usage notes

Some dialects only use this prefix to link a pronoun, while others use this to link any word which ends in certain vowels.

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nuːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

Letter

ن • (nūn)

1. The forty-eighth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ن	ـن	ـنـ	نـ

See also

• Previous letter: م
• Next letter: ڻ

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nuːn/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /n/, /ɳ/, /n/, /ŋ/

Letter

ن • (nūn)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ن	ـن	ـنـ	نـ

See also

• Previous letter: م (m)
• Next letter: ں (̃)

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ne/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

Letter

ن • (ne)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form	Final form	Medial form	Initial form
ن	ـن	ـنـ	نـ

See also

• Previous letter: م (m)
• Next letter: ھ (h)