نوى
Root: نوى
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
نوى nawā i (نية nīya, نواة nawāh) to intend, propose, purpose, plan, have in mind, make up one’s mind (هـ to do s.th.), resolve, determine (هـ on s.th. or to do s.th.); -- i (نوى nawan) to absent o.s., go away (عن or من from) II to miaow (cat) III to make an enemy of s.o. (ه), fall out with s.o. (ه), be hostile, antagonistic (ه to), declare o.s. the enemy (ه of) VIII to propose, purpose, intend (هـ to do s.th.)
Entry 2
نوى nawan remoteness, distance; destination
Entry 3
نوى nawan (coll.) date pits; fruit kernels, atones
Search 30,000+ Hans Wehr entries.
"The standard Arabic-English dictionary of Modern Standard Arabic" — enhanced with clickable root mapping, verb forms, and noun patterns.
Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more