nunnation
/nʌˈneɪʃən/
noun
- The addition of a final 'n' sound in certain forms of Semitic languages, especially Arabic, as a grammatical marker.
- Linguists study nunnation as a feature of early Semitic grammar.
- In classical Arabic, nunnation indicates that a noun is indefinite.
- The student struggled to understand when to apply nunnation in her Arabic exercises.