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See also: نـ ,
ں ,
Ů , and ů
Arabic
ࢽ — African form; undotted when final
Etymology
From the Nabataean letter 𐢕 ( l , “ nun ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 ( l , “ nun ” ) , from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓 . See also Classical Syriac ܢ ( l , “ nun ” ) , Hebrew נ ( l , “ nun ” ) , Ancient Greek Ν ( N ) , Latin N .
Pronunciation
Letter
ن / ن / ن / ن • (nūn )
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 )
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 )
Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood of a verb that is preceded by لَ ( la ) .
لَتَشْرَبَنَّ ٱلْمَاءَ أَوْ تَمُوتَ! latašrabanna l-māʔa ʔaw tamūta! Indeed , you either drink water or you die.
لَأُسَاعِدَنَّ كُمْ جَمِيعًا! laʔusāʕidanna kum jamīʕan! I'll definitely help all of you.
609–632 CE , Qur'an , 12:32 :وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا آمُرُهُ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ walaʔin lam yafʕal mā ʔāmuruhu layusjananna walayakūnan mina ṣ-ṣāḡirīna And if he does not do what I order him to, he will certainly be imprisoned and fully disgraced.
Pronoun
نِ • (ni )
Alternative form of نِي ( nī )
609–632 CE , Qur'an , 26:80 :وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ waʔiḏā mariḍtu fahuwa yašfīni and when I get sick it is He who cures me
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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Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ن (transliteration needed )
The thirty-ninth letter of the Balti alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ن (n )
The fortieth letter of the Burushaski alphabet , written in the Perso-Arabic script
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /nuːn/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /n/ , /◌̃/
Letter
ن • (n )
The thirty-eighth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
Usage notes
The nasal sound IPA (key ) : /◌̃/ is represented by ن only when it comes in the middle of a word. If the nasal sound appears at the end of a word, it is represented by ں .
See also
Previous letter: م ( m )
Next letter: و ( v )
Kazakh
Pronunciation
Letter
ن • (n )
The twenty-first letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Н .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م
Next letter: ە
(Arabic script letters ) ا , ب , پ , ت , ج , چ , ح , د , ر , ز , س , ش , ع , ف , ق , ك , گ , ڭ , ل , م , ن , ە , ھ , و , ۇ , ۋ , ۆ , ى , ي .
Malay
Pronunciation
Letter
ن / ن / ن / ن
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 , ل , م , ن , و , ۏ , ه , ء , ي , ى , ڽ
North Levantine Arabic
Suffix
ـن • (-un, -wun, -yun ) pl
Alternative spelling of ـهن when not pronounced as “-hun”
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Letter
ن • (nun )
A letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet.
Etymology 2
Noun
ن • (ramazan )
Abbreviation of رمضان ( “ Ramadan ” ) .
Pashto
Pronunciation
Letter
ن • (nun )
The thirty-sixth letter of the Pashto alphabet .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م
Next letter: ڼ
Persian
Pronunciation
( letter name )
( phoneme )
Letter
ن / نـ / ـنـ / ـن • (nun )
The twenty-ninth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet . It is preceded by م and followed by و . Its name is نون .
Punjabi
Pronunciation
Letter
ن • (nūn )
The thirty-third letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م ( mīm )
Next letter: ݨ ( aṇūn )
(Shahmukhi script letters ) ا , ب ( b ) , پ ( p ) , ت ( t ) , ٹ ( ṭ ) , ث ( s̱ ) , ج ( j ) , چ ( c ) , ح ( ḥ ) , خ ( x ) , د ( d ) , ڈ ( ḍ ) , ذ ( ẕ ) , ر ( r ) , ڑ ( ṛ ) , ز ( z ) , ژ ( ž ) , س ( s ) , ش ( ś ) , ص ( ṣ ) , ض ( ẓ ) , ط ( t̤ ) , ظ ( z̤ ) , ع ( ʻ ) , غ ( ġ ) , ف ( f ) , ق ( q ) , ک ( k ) , گ ( g ) , ل ( l ) , ࣇ ( ḷ ) , م ( m ) , ن ( n ) , ݨ ( ṇ ) , ں ( ṉ ) , ہ ( h ) , و ( v ) , ی ( y ) , ے ( e ) (Category: Punjabi letters )
(Shahmukhi script vowels ) آ , ا , ع , و , ء , ی , ے (Category: Punjabi letters )
(Shahmukhi script diacritics ) ◌َ ( a ) , ◌ِ ( i ) , ◌ُ ( u ) , ◌ّ , ◌ْ ( ◌ ) , ◌٘ , ◌ٰ ( ā ) , ◌ً ( an ) , (Category: Punjabi letters )
Sindhi
Pronunciation
Letter
ن • (nūn )
The forty-eighth letter of the Sindhi abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
(Letters of the Sindhi alphabet ) ا , ب , ٻ , ڀ , ت , ٿ , ٽ , ٺ , ث , پ , ج , ڄ , جھ , ڃ , چ , ڇ , ح , خ , د , ڌ , ڏ , ڊ , ڍ , ذ , ر , ڙ , ڙھ , ز , س , ش , ص , ض , ط , ظ , ع , غ , ف , ڦ , ق , ڪ , ک , گ , ڳ , گھ , ڱ , ل , م , ن , ڻ , و , ھ , ء , ي
Previous letter: م
Next letter: ڻ
Urdu
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /nuːn/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /n/ , /ɳ/ , /ɲ/ , /ŋ/
Letter
ن • (nūn )
The thirty-second letter of the Urdu abjad.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م ( m )
Next letter: ں ( ̃ )
Uyghur
Pronunciation
Letter
ن • (ne )
The twenty-third letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م ( m )
Next letter: ھ ( h )
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
ن (n )
The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script .
Isolated form
Final form
Medial form
Initial form
ن
ـن
ـنـ
نـ
See also
Previous letter: م
Next letter: وْ