"نونو" meaning in North Levantine Arabic

See نونو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nuːnu/ Forms: nūnu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic نونو Etymology templates: {{bor|apc|arz|نونو}} Egyptian Arabic نونو Head templates: {{apc-adjective|tr=nūnu}} نونو • (nūnu)
  1. (childish) little Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-adj-GAygG5Xw
  2. (childish) baby Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-adj-o8o47w6F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

IPA: /nuːnu/ Forms: نَونَو [canonical], naunau [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|apc}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|apc|interjection|head=نَونَو|tr=naunau}} نَونَو • (naunau)
  1. alternative spelling of نو (nau) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: نو (extra: nau)
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-intj-H3W6PfmG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /nuːnu/ Forms: nūnu [romanization]
Etymology: Diminutive reduplication and not related to the above. Etymology templates: {{lg|Diminutive}} Diminutive, {{lg|reduplication}} reduplication Head templates: {{head|apc|proper noun|g=f|tr=nūnu}} نونو • (nūnu) f
  1. (nickname) a diminutive of female given names beginning with or containing ن (n) Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms: سُوسُو, فُوفُو, رورو
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nuːnu/ Forms: nūnu [romanization]
Head templates: {{apc-noun|g=m|tr=nūnu}} نونو • (nūnu) m
  1. (childish) potty Tags: childish, masculine Related terms: نونية [alternative]
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-noun-bhBk5F6z
  2. (childish) the act of going potty Tags: childish, masculine
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-noun-LAwgi50Y Categories (other): North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header, North Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 15 35 1 47 1 Disambiguation of North Levantine Arabic onomatopoeias: 1 1 15 34 1 47 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 2 13 32 0 50 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 12 32 0 53 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nuːnu/ Forms: naunau [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|apc}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{apc-noun|g=m|tr=naunau}} نونو • (naunau) m
  1. (childish) cat Tags: childish, masculine
    Sense id: en-نونو-apc-noun-d693i1Gr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "word": "سُوسُو"
        },
        {
          "word": "فُوفُو"
        },
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          "word": "رورو"
        }
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          "english": "Oh Nour, oh Nunu, where did you go!",
          "roman": "yā nūr yā nūnu wēn ruḥti!",
          "text": "يا نور يا نونو وين رحتي!",
          "translation": "Oh Nour, oh Nunu, where did you go!",
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        "(childish) little"
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        "childish"
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  "word": "نونو"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "سُوسُو"
        },
        {
          "word": "فُوفُو"
        },
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          "word": "رورو"
        }
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              10,
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              12,
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          "english": "Oh Nour, oh Nunu, where did you go!",
          "roman": "yā nūr yā nūnu wēn ruḥti!",
          "text": "يا نور يا نونو وين رحتي!",
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    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "naunau"
      },
      "expansion": "نونو • (naunau) m",
      "name": "apc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "North Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "apc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "North Levantine Arabic childish terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(childish) cat"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nuːnu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "نونو"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable North Levantine Arabic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-10-01 using wiktextract (f9fe161 and 6f96ddf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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