Nun (letter)
| Nun | |
|---|---|
| Phoenician | 𐤍 |
| Hebrew | נ |
| Aramaic | 𐡍 |
| Syriac | ܢ |
| Arabic | ن |
| Phonemic representation | n |
| Position in alphabet | 14 |
| Numerical value | 50 |
| Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
| Greek | Ν |
| Latin | N |
| Cyrillic | Н |
Nun is the fourteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician nūn 𐤍, Hebrew nūn נ, Aramaic nūn 𐡍, Syriac nūn ܢ, and Arabic nūn ن (in abjadi order). Its numerical value is 50. It is the third letter in Thaana (ނ), pronounced as "noonu". In all languages, it represents the alveolar nasal /n/. It is related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪌, South Arabian 𐩬, and Ge'ez ነ.
The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek nu (Ν), Etruscan , Latin N, and Cyrillic Н.
