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• Nun (disambiguation) — Nun may refer to: Persons Nun, a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave the world and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent Nun (Bible), a Biblical figure who is the father of Joshua, the right hand man and… …   Wikipedia

• Nun galilaeus — Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification K …   Wikipedia

• nun — nun1 [nun] n. [ME nunne < OE < LL(Ec) nonna, nun, orig., child s nurse: like Gr nanna, aunt, Sans nanā, mother, ult. < baby talk] 1. a member of a women s religious order, esp. of one living under a common rule and taking vows of poverty …   English World dictionary

• Nun (Bible) — Mark of Nun s grave, Timnat Serah Nun (pronounced /ˈnʊn/), in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua. ( …   Wikipedia

• FISH AND FISHING — In the Bible and Talmud The Bible says that humans are to exercise dominion over the fish as well as over all other subhuman life (Gen. 1:28). Fish are divided into clean and unclean by biblical dietary laws: These you may eat, of all that are in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Fish-Vergaser — Ein Satz Fish Vergaser für VW Der Fish Vergaser geht zurück auf eine Erfindung des Amerikaners John Robert Fish aus den 1930er Jahren. J.R. Fish war kein Ingenieur, eher eine Art Allround Erfinder mit einem großen Wissen über Druckdifferenzen und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• nun — nun1 nunlike, adj. /nun/, n. 1. a woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 2. any of various birds, esp. a domestic variety of pigeon. [bef. 900; ME, OE nunne < ML nonna, fem. of nonnus monk]… …   Universalium

• Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs — Infobox Album Name = Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs Type = Album Artist = 3Ds Released = 1991 Recorded = ??? Genre = Length = Label = Flying Nun Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Swarthy Songs for Swabs (1991) This album = Fish… …   Wikipedia

• nun — I [[t]nʌn[/t]] n. rel a woman who is a member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE nunne < ML nonna, fem. of nonnus monk nun′like , adj. II nun [[t]nun, nʊn[/t]] n. ling …   From formal English to slang

• fish translations — Translations of the word fish in different languages Abenaki namas, Afrikaans vis, Ainu ceh, cep, Aklanon isda, Alabama ɬaɬo, Albanian peshk, Anglo Saxon fisc, Arabic سمك (samak), Aramaic נון (nun), Armenian ձուկ (łowk) or tsoug, Assyrian nooynaa …   Dictionary of ichthyology