different between lunation vs nunation

lunation

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin l?n?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

lunation (plural lunations)

  1. A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
  2. The irregular period from one new moon until the next.

Synonyms

  • synodic month
  • lunar month

Translations

Anagrams

  • Lutonian, Ultonian

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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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