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Definition of Nunnation
1. n. The pronunciation of n at the end of words.
Definition of Nunnation
1. Noun. The addition of a final ''n''-sound to words in some Semitic languages ¹
2. Noun. A speech disorder stammering, in which the ‘’n’’ sound is given to other consonants. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nunnation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nunnation
1. A form of stammering in which the n sound is given to other consonants. Origin: Ar. Nun, the letter n. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nunnation
Literary usage of Nunnation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Arabic Manual by John Gulian Lansing (1886)
"P. nunnation. 1. When the signs of the short vowels are doubled, they are pronounced
with the ... nunnation takes place only at the end of a word. 4. ..."
2. A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Or South-Indian Family of Languages by Robert Caldwell (1875)
"EUPHONIC nunnation OR NASALISATION.—Much use is made in the Dravidian ...
The first kind of nunnation is used to a greater extent in Tamil than in any other ..."
3. A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Or South-Indian Family of Languages by Robert Caldwell (1875)
"EUPHONIC nunnation OR NASALISATION.—Much use is made in / 2 the Dravidian languages,
especially in Tamil and Telugu, of the nasals n, n, •>;. ..."
4. Outlines of the History of the English Language for the Use of the Junior by George Lillie Craik (1872)
"The nunnation in which Layamon indulges, or his " addition of a final n to ...
There is less of nunnation in the later text. And even in the earlier, ..."
5. Handbook of the English Language by Robert Gordon Latham (1875)
"... preterit indicative singular vas, vast, vas.'—Ibid., p. 29. § 139. Remains of
the nunnation in ..."
6. An English and Arabic Dictionary: In Two Parts, Arabic and English, and by Joseph Catafago (1858)
"... nunnation, or marking the final letters of nouns with * # ', which gives them
the sound of an, in, ..."
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