different between definiteness vs nunation

definiteness

English

Etymology

definite +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?f?n?tn?s/

Noun

definiteness (usually uncountable, plural definitenesses)

  1. The state or quality of being definite.

Translations

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nunation

English

Alternative forms

  • nunnation

Etymology

nun +? -ation. See nun (Semitic letter).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /n??ne??n?/
  • IPA(key): /n??ne???n/

Noun

nunation (countable and uncountable, plural nunations)

  1. (linguistics) The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective in standard Arabic. It is written as a diacritic over the final letter.
    ??????? (nahr-un, a river)
    ??????? (malik-un, a king)
  2. (linguistics) The use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms in Akkadian.

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