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/
  • Rhymes: -uːħ
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūḥm

  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 (nuh)
  • Hindi: नूह (nūh)
  • Swahili: Nuhu
  • Turkish: Nuh

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nawħ/

Noun

نَوْح • (nawḥm (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

Malay

Proper noun

نوح

  1. Jawi spelling of Nuh.‎‎

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. (religion) Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood)
  2. Noah (the 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)
  3. Noah (a male given name)

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

نُوح • (nūhm (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, 2025.