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نواة

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Etymology 1

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Root
ن و ي (n w y)
6 terms

Noun

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نَوَاة (nawāhf (singulative, collective نَوًى m (nawan), plural نَوَيَات (nawayāt), paucal نَوَيَات (nawayāt))

  1. (fruit) kernel
  2. (computing) kernel
    نَوَاةُ لِينُكْسnawātu līnuksLinux kernel
  3. (fruit, general) center, core
  4. (physics, general) nucleus
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Derived terms
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Verbal noun of نَوَى (nawā, to intend, to determine (to do something)).

Noun

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نَوَاة (nawāhf

  1. verbal noun of نَوَى (nawā) (form I)
  2. intention, purpose
  3. determination
Declension
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN