nuwn نون

This letter is an N. Arabs call it nuwn نون (noon). It always carries one dot above.

The nuwn نون, when followed by any letter, becomes a single tooth. It still carries the dot.

Be careful: some other letters have the same tooth shape, but different dots.

The figure shows a nuwn نون with a horizontal stroke which joins it to a following haa# هاء. These letters nh نه might be part of the word qarnuhuw قرنهو "his horn", or of bi#u(dh)nihiy بأذنه "with his ear".

How to draw the nuwn نون

If you try to copy the ن, you are likely to get a C fallen on its side instead. This works in a way.. but looks horrible. So let's o it right.

First, draw a nuwn نون head, then a nuwn نون tail, and top it with a fresh dot. You may place the dot atop the head, or slightly to the left. Some folks drop the dot inside the bowl, but don't do that: it looks kinda sissy.

When the nuwn نون is a tooth, draw first the tooth, then all the letters after it up to the end of the word, then add all the dots, beginning by the rightmost one. That's exactly what we said about the baa# باء, just that the dot is now on top of the tooth, not below.

nuwn And never forget that a final nuwn نون hangs from the baseline, while a tooth nuwn نون sits on it.

Copyright (c) 2001-2009 Jordi Mas Trullenque.
email: jordimastrullenque at gmail dot com
http://purl.oclc.org/net/arabe/n.en.html
Last revised: 2008-04-06

haa#
هاء

Alphabet Table

writing_arabic -> alphabet -> nuwn

	This letter is an N. Arabs call it nuwn نون (noon). It always carries one dot above.
	The nuwn نون, when followed by any letter, becomes a single tooth. It still carries the dot.