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النن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes weak or sparse hair. It also appears in a proper name, likely derived from this meaning.

Derived headwords

النَّنُّnoun
  1. 1.
    weak hairboth

    Refers to hair that is thin, sparse, or of poor quality.

  2. 2.
    sparse hairboth

    Specifically denotes hair that is not dense or abundant.

بن عبد الله بن الننname
  1. 1.
    Ibn al-Nannclassical

    A patronymic referring to Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Nann, a person mentioned in a chain of transmission.

Parallel reading

الشعر الضعيف.
Weak hair.
ومحمد بن عبد الله بن النن: روينا عمن أجازه.
And Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Nann: we have narrated from whomever granted him permission.