"نو" meaning in North Levantine Arabic

See نو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /naw/ Forms: نَوْ [canonical], naw [romanization], نونو [alternative]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic from the sound of meowing. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|apc}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|apc|interjection|head=نَوْ|tr=naw}} نَوْ • (naw)
  1. meow (sound of a cat) Derived forms: نوّى (nawwa) (english: to meow, mew) Coordinate_terms: عَو
    Sense id: en-نو-apc-intj-fGjf8KiW Categories (other): North Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /nawː/ Forms: naww [romanization]
Etymology: Childish nursery term used in interactive play with infants; onomatopoeic or expressive in origin. Head templates: {{head|apc|interjection|tr=naww}} نو • (naww)
  1. (childish) peek-a-boo (exclaimed when revealing oneself during the game of peek-a-boo) Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-نو-apc-intj-r-U~oJfi Categories (other): North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 5 52 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nawː/ Forms: naww [romanization]
Etymology: Childish nursery term used in interactive play with infants; onomatopoeic or expressive in origin. Head templates: {{head|apc|noun|g=m|tr=naww}} نو • (naww) m
  1. (childish) game of peek-a-boo Tags: childish, masculine
    Sense id: en-نو-apc-noun-cLz2c0lA Categories (other): North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 5 52 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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