"نون" meaning in Persian

See نون in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnuːn/ [Classical-Persian], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Kabuli], [nún] (note: Hazaragi), [núːn] [Iran, formal], [nún] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nūn [romanization], nun [romanization], нун [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠nūn⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *nūnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nūnám, derived from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|ts=nūn}} Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠nūn⁠/), {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*nūnám}} Proto-Iranian *nūnám, {{inh|fa|iir-pro|*nūnám}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *nūnám, {{der|fa|ine-pro|*nu|t=now}} Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”) Head templates: {{head|fa|adverb|Tajik spelling|нун||<small>[Term?]</small>|head=|sort=|tr=nūn /nun|tr2=|tr3=}} نون • (nūn /nun) (Tajik spelling нун), {{fa-adv|cls=نُون}} نون • (nūn /nun) (Tajik spelling нун)
  1. poetic form of اکنون (aknūn, “now”) Tags: form-of, poetic Form of: اکنون (extra: aknūn, “now”)
    Sense id: en-نون-fa-adv-Km9M3Ifq Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian links with manual fragments, Persian links with redundant alt parameters, Persian links with redundant wikilinks, Persian terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈnuːn/ [Classical-Persian], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Kabuli], [nún] (note: Hazaragi), [núːn] [Iran, formal], [nún] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nūn [romanization], nun [romanization], نُونها [plural], نُونَات [plural], нун [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Head templates: {{fa-noun|cls=نُون|pl1=نُونها|pl2=نُونَات}} نون • (nūn / nun) (plural نُونها, or نُونَات, Tajik spelling нун)
  1. the name of the Perso-Arabic script letter ن
    Sense id: en-نون-fa-noun-KwMFm~Eq Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈnuːn/ [Classical-Persian], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Dari, formal], [núːn] [Kabuli], [nún] (note: Hazaragi), [núːn] [Iran, formal], [nún] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nūn [romanization], nun [romanization], نُونها [plural], нун [Cyrillic, Tajik]
Head templates: {{fa-noun|cls=نُون|pl=نُونها}} نون • (nūn / nun) (plural نُونها, Tajik spelling нун)
  1. (Iran, colloquial-un) Spoken form of نان (nān). Tags: Iran, colloquial, form-of Form of: نان (extra: nān)
    Sense id: en-نون-fa-noun-cna0fb8x Categories (other): Iranian Persian, Persian colloquialisms containing sequence un, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[núːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nún]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[núːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nún]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "نون"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Iran, colloquial-un",
  "path": [
    "نون"
  ],
  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "نون",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Iran, colloquial-un",
  "path": [
    "نون"
  ],
  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "نون",
  "trace": ""
}

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