נול

Hebrew

Root
נ־ו־ל (n-w-l)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic נַוְולָא (nawlā, “loom”), a Middle Iranian word continued in Persian نول (nôl, “the outer part of the mouth; a beak, bill; a spout; the neck of a bottle; tube, channel; anything on which one leans or is supported; a whirlpool, vortex”), ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁰 (nūl).

Noun

נוּל • (núl) m (singular construct נוּל־)

1. loom

References

• “נול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• נול on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 408b

Yiddish

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Cardinal: נול (nul)

Etymology

From Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʊɫ/

Numeral

נול • (nul)

1. zero (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing)

Noun

נול • (nul) m, plural נולן (nuln)

1. zero, null