Nun Definition

nŭn
nuns
noun
nuns
A member of a women's religious order, esp. of one living under a common rule and taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Webster's New World
Any of various birds; esp., any of a domesticated breed of pigeon.
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The fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (נ, ן)
Webster's New World
By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions.
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pronoun
(very rare) A male given name.
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The languages of the Bamun people of western Cameroon.

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(law) Abbreviation of Nunavut.

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Other Word Forms of Nun

Noun

Singular:
nun
Plural:
nuns

Origin of Nun

  • From Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor"), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man")) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English nunne and from Old French nonne both from Late Latin nonna feminine of nonnus tutor, monk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Mishnaic Hebrew nûn of Phoenician origin nwn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *nÅ«n- (“fish").

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  • From Hebrew.

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