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Brahui
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nām (“we”).[1][2]
Pronoun
نَن (nan)
- we
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ (“night”).[3][4]
Noun
نَن (nan)
- night
References
- ^ Pfeiffer, Martin (2018) Kuṛux Historical Phonology Reconsidered, Norderstedt, Germany: PubliQation Academic Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3647”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3621”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Mozarabic
Etymology
From Latin nōn (“not”).
Adverb
نن (nun)
- not
Notes
- Corriente reads ⟨nn⟩, which he interprets as a Mozarabic non.[2]
References
- ^ Jones, Alan (1988) Romance Kharjas in Andalusian Arabic Muwaššaḥ Poetry (Oxford Oriental Institute Monographs; 9), Ithaca Press London, →ISBN, page 127
- ^ Corriente, F. (1993) “Nueva propuesta de lectura de las xarajāt de la serie arabe con texto romance”, in Revista de Filología Española (in Spanish), volume LXXIII, number 1/2, page 34
Persian
Noun
نن • (nan)
- (dialectal, Kazerun) mama
See also
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from English nun.
Pronunciation
Noun
نن • (nan) f (Hindi spelling नन)
- nun
- Synonym: راہبہ (rāhiba)