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Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/ˈnəʊə/
italbrac|US IPA|/ˈnoʊə/
:rhymes|əʊə
Etymology 1
Biblical Hebr. Noah or Noach (Hebrew: × ×•Ö¹×—Ö· or × Ö¹×—Ö·, Standard Nóaḥ Tiberian NŪḥ; Arabic: نوØ, (Nūḥ); "Rest").
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- An Old Testament character who built an ark to save his family and a pair of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
- given name|male|from Hebrew.
Quotations
1611 — w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 7:7
:And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|biblical character
Arabic: Ù†ÙˆØ (Nuh)
Armenian: Õ†Õ¸Õµ (Noy)
Catalan: Noè
Czech: Noe
Danish: Noack
Dutch: Noach (protestant), Noë (catholic)
Ewe: Noa
Finnish: Nooa
French: Noé, Noë
German: Noah, Noach
Greek: Îώε (NÅé)
trans-mid
Hebrew: × ×•Ö¹×—Ö· (Noach), × Ö¹×—Ö· (Noah)
Hungarian: Noé
Icelandic: Nói m
Italian: Noè
Latin: Noe
Portuguese: Noé
Russian: Ðой (Noj)
Spanish: Noé
Swedish: Noak
Turkish: Nuh
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trans-top|male given name
Arabic: Ù†ÙˆØ (Nuh)
Armenian: Õ†Õ¸Õµ (Noy)
Catalan: Noè
Czech: Noe
Danish: Noack
Dutch: Noach (protestant), Noë (catholic)
Ewe: Noa
Finnish: Nooa
French: Noé, Noë
German: Noah, Noach
Greek: Îώε (NÅé)
trans-mid
Hebrew: × ×•Ö¹×—Ö· (Noach), × Ö¹×—Ö· (Noah)
Hungarian: Noé
Icelandic: Nói m
Italian: Noè
Latin: Noe
Portuguese: Noé
Russian: Ðой (Noj)
Spanish: Noé
Swedish: Noak
Turkish: Nuh
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Etymology 2
Rhyming slang, Noah's ark → shark.
Noun
en-proper noun
- context|AU|slang A shark.
Category:Biblical characters
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