נול

Hebrew

Root
נ־ו־ל (n-w-l)
1 term

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 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 (nūl).

Noun

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

  1. loom

Declension

Declension of נוּל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite נוּל first נוּלִי נוּלֵנוּ
definite הַנּוּל second נוּלְךָ נוּלֵךְ נוּלְכֶם נוּלְכֶן
construct נוּל־ third נוּלוֹ נוּלָהּ נוּלָם נוּלָן
plural indefinite נוּלִים first נוליי / נוּלַי נוּלֵינוּ
definite הַנּוּלִים second נוּלֶיךָ נולייך / נוּלַיִךְ נוּלֵיכֶם נוּלֵיכֶן
construct נוּלֵי־ third נוּלָיו נוּלֶיהָ נוּלֵיהֶם נוּלֵיהֶן

References

  • “נול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "נול" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Klein, Ernest (1987), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 408b

Further reading

Yiddish

Yiddish numbers (edit)
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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
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