النون

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the letter 'nun' (ن) itself, its use as a particle, and various objects or beings associated with it. It encompasses meanings related to inkwells, fish, and specific locations, as well as epithets and personal names.

Derived headwords

النونother

1.
letter Nboth
The Arabic letter 'nun' (ن), considered one of the letters of addition.
2.
inkwellclassical
An inkwell, the container for ink.
3.
whaleclassical
A whale, a large marine mammal.
4.
sword bladeclassical
The blade of a sword.

ذو النونname

1.
epithet of Jonahclassical
An epithet for the Prophet Jonah (peace be upon him), likely referring to his story involving a whale.
2.
name of a swordclassical
The name of a sword, named so because its form resembles a fish.

ذو النونينname

1.
name of a swordclassical
The name of a sword belonging to Ma'qil ibn Khuwailid.

نونةname

1.
name of a womanclassical
The name of Nūnah bint Umayyah, an aunt of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb.

النونةnoun

1.
correct wordclassical
A word of correctness or truth.
2.
fishclassical
A fish.
3.
dimpleclassical
The dimple in the chin of a young boy.

ناينname

1.
place nameclassical
A place near Isfahan.

أحمد بن عبد الهادي، وعلي بن أحمد المحدثان الناينيان — Ahmad bin Abd al-Hadi and Ali bin Ahmad, the Hadith scholars, the Nainis.

نينانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place in the Hijaz region.

نينىname

1.
river nameclassical
The name of a river.

نينوىname

1.
place nameclassical
A place in Kufa, and also a place in Mosul associated with the Prophet Jonah.

Parallel reading

من حروف الزيادة

from the letters of addition

ولو قيل: نن في الشعر، جاز

And if it were said: 'nin' in poetry, it would be permissible

والدواة

and the inkwell

والحوت ج: نينان وأنوان

and the whale, its plural: nīnān and anvān

وشفرة السيف

and the blade of the sword

وذو النون: لقب يونس عليه الصلاة والسلام

And Dhu al-Nun: an epithet for Jonah, peace be upon him

واسم سيف لهم، لكونه على مثال سمكة

and the name of a sword for them, because it was in the form of a fish

وذو النونين سيف معقل بن خويلد

And Dhu al-Nunayn is a sword of Ma'qil ibn Khuwailid

والنونة: الكلمة من الصواب

And al-Nūnah: the word of correctness

والسمكة

and the fish

والنقرة في ذقن الصبي الصغير

and the dimple in the chin of a young boy

ونينة، كتينة: نهر

And Nīnī, like Tinī: a river

ونينوى، بكسر أوله: ع بالكوفة، وة بالموصل ليونس عليه الصلاة والسلام

And Nīnawā, with a kasrah on its first letter: a place in Kufa, and a place in Mosul associated with Jonah, peace be upon him