نوح

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

نُوح • (nūḥ) m

  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
Declension of noun نُوح (nūḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — نُوح
nūḥ 		—
Nominative — نُوحٌ
nūḥun 		—
Accusative — نُوحًا
nūḥan 		—
Genitive — نُوحٍ
nūḥin 		—
Descendants
  • Bashkir: Нух (Nux)
  • Bengali: নূহ (nuh)
  • Hindi: नूह (nūh)
  • Swahili: Nuhu
  • Turkish: Nuh

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

نَوْح • (nawḥ) m (plural نُوَاح (nuwāḥ))

  1. verbal noun of نَاحَ (nāḥa) (form I)
  2. crying out in grief, wailing, sobbing, loud weeping, lamentation, lamenting, ululation
Declension
Declension of noun نَوْح (nawḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْح
nawḥ 		النَّوْح
an-nawḥ 		نَوْح
nawḥ
Nominative نَوْحٌ
nawḥun 		النَّوْحُ
an-nawḥu 		نَوْحُ
nawḥu
Accusative نَوْحًا
nawḥan 		النَّوْحَ
an-nawḥa 		نَوْحَ
nawḥa
Genitive نَوْحٍ
nawḥin 		النَّوْحِ
an-nawḥi 		نَوْحِ
nawḥi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْحَيْن
nawḥayn 		النَّوْحَيْن
an-nawḥayn 		نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Nominative نَوْحَانِ
nawḥāni 		النَّوْحَانِ
an-nawḥāni 		نَوْحَا
nawḥā
Accusative نَوْحَيْنِ
nawḥayni 		النَّوْحَيْنِ
an-nawḥayni 		نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Genitive نَوْحَيْنِ
nawḥayni 		النَّوْحَيْنِ
an-nawḥayni 		نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُوَاح
nuwāḥ 		النُّوَاح
an-nuwāḥ 		نُوَاح
nuwāḥ
Nominative نُوَاحٌ
nuwāḥun 		النُّوَاحُ
an-nuwāḥu 		نُوَاحُ
nuwāḥu
Accusative نُوَاحًا
nuwāḥan 		النُّوَاحَ
an-nuwāḥa 		نُوَاحَ
nuwāḥa
Genitive نُوَاحٍ
nuwāḥin 		النُّوَاحِ
an-nuwāḥi 		نُوَاحِ
nuwāḥi

Malay

Proper noun

نوح

  1. Jawi spelling of Nuh‎.

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation

 

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

Proper noun

Dari نوح
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нӯҳ

نوح • (nuh)

  1. (religion) Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood)
  2. Noah (the 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)
  3. Noah (a male given name)

Derived terms

Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūh) m (Hindi spelling नूह)

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

References

  • “نوح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نوح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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