Associations to the word «Nun»

Pictures for the word «Nun»

Wiktionary

NUN, noun. A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, in some cases living together in a cloister.
NUN, noun. By extension, member of a similar female community in other confessions.
NUN, noun. The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
NUN, proper noun. (very rare) A male given name
NUN, proper noun. The languages of the Bamun people of western Cameroon.
NUN MOTH, noun. Black arched moth

Dictionary definition

NUN, noun. A woman religious.
NUN, noun. A buoy resembling a cone.
NUN, noun. The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Wise words

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