نوح

See also: نوچ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nōaẖ). Related to the native root ن و خ (n-w-ḵ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nuːħ/

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūḥ) m

  1. (Islam, biblical) Noah.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:14:
      وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا
      walaqad ʔarsalnā nūḥan ʔilā qawmihi falabiṯa fīhim ʔalfa sanatin ʔillā ḵamsīna ʕāman
      Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them for a thousand years, less fifty.
  2. The 71st sura of the Qur'an.
  3. a male given name, Noah, Nuh, or Nooh
Declension
Declension of noun نُوح (nūḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — نُوح
nūḥ		 —
Nominative — نُوحٌ
nūḥun		 —
Accusative — نُوحًا
nūḥan		 —
Genitive — نُوحٍ
nūḥin		 —
Descendants
  • Bashkir: Нух (Nux)
  • Bengali: নূহ (nūh)
  • Hindi: नूह (nūh)
  • Swahili: Nuhu
  • Turkish: Nuh

See also

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nawħ/

Noun

نَوْح • (nawḥ) m (plural نُوَاح (nuwāḥ))

  1. verbal noun of نَاحَ (nāḥa) (form I)
  2. crying out in grief, wailing, sobbing, loud weeping, lamentation, lamenting, ululation
Declension
Declension of noun نَوْح (nawḥ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْح
nawḥ		 النَّوْح
an-nawḥ		 نَوْح
nawḥ
Nominative نَوْحٌ
nawḥun		 النَّوْحُ
an-nawḥu		 نَوْحُ
nawḥu
Accusative نَوْحًا
nawḥan		 النَّوْحَ
an-nawḥa		 نَوْحَ
nawḥa
Genitive نَوْحٍ
nawḥin		 النَّوْحِ
an-nawḥi		 نَوْحِ
nawḥi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْحَيْن
nawḥayn		 النَّوْحَيْن
an-nawḥayn		 نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Nominative نَوْحَانِ
nawḥāni		 النَّوْحَانِ
an-nawḥāni		 نَوْحَا
nawḥā
Accusative نَوْحَيْنِ
nawḥayni		 النَّوْحَيْنِ
an-nawḥayni		 نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Genitive نَوْحَيْنِ
nawḥayni		 النَّوْحَيْنِ
an-nawḥayni		 نَوْحَيْ
nawḥay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُوَاح
nuwāḥ		 النُّوَاح
an-nuwāḥ		 نُوَاح
nuwāḥ
Nominative نُوَاحٌ
nuwāḥun		 النُّوَاحُ
an-nuwāḥu		 نُوَاحُ
nuwāḥu
Accusative نُوَاحًا
nuwāḥan		 النُّوَاحَ
an-nuwāḥa		 نُوَاحَ
nuwāḥa
Genitive نُوَاحٍ
nuwāḥin		 النُّوَاحِ
an-nuwāḥi		 نُوَاحِ
nuwāḥi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? nūh
Dari reading? nūh
Iranian reading? nuh
Tajik reading? nuh

Proper noun
Dari نوح
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нӯҳ

نوح • (nuh)

  1. Noah (a male given name)

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوح (nūḥ), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūh) m (Hindi spelling नूह)

  1. (Islam) Nuh, Noah
  2. a male given name from Arabic

References
  • “نوح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نوح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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