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A doubled vowel mark meaning -n.
Also known as: Nunation, Double vowel marks
The Arabic marks writing the indefinite case endings, drawn as a doubling of the short-vowel signs.
Writes the indefinite noun endings, pronounced as the vowel followed by an n.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Doubles the vowel mark to write a consonant that is not otherwise written, so the notation is phonetically opaque by design — the shape says 'vowel twice' and the sound is 'vowel plus n'.
Contexts: Language and transcription
The short-vowel strokes written twice over or under the final letter, two obliques above or two below.