Nuh: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
نوح
نُوح
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Nuh (نوح, Arabic نُوح) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Nuh”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, نوح.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Nuh
- معنی
- حضرت نوح علیہ السلام کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet Nuh (Noah), usually traced to Hebrew 'rest'; a link to Arabic nāḥa (to lament) is only a folk explanation.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- noohAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Nooh · Noah