"نو" meaning in North Levantine Arabic

See نو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /naw/ Forms: نَوْ [canonical], naw [romanization]
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 entries with incorrect language header, North Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 1 1 34 1 0 0 1 1 25 1 3 1 0 34 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 30 1 0 0 1 1 27 1 2 1 0 37 0 0
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      "form": "نَوْ",
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    },
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      "form": "naw",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "North Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "عَو"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to meow, mew",
          "roman": "nawwa",
          "translation": "to meow, mew",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/naw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "نو"
}

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