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Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�n���/
italbrac|US IPA|/�no��/
:rhymes|���

Etymology 1
Biblical Hebr. Noah or Noach (Hebrew: נ�ֹ�ַ or נֹ�ַ, Standard Nóaḥ Tiberian N�ªḥ; Arabic: ��ح, (Nūḥ); "Rest").

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. An Old Testament character who built an ark to save his family and a pair of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
2. 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: ��ح (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: ��ε (N�é)
trans-mid
Hebrew: נ�ֹ�ַ (Noach), נֹ�ַ (Noah)
Hungarian: Noé
Icelandic: Nói m
Italian: Noè
Latin: Noe
Portuguese: Noé
Russian: �ой (Noj)
Spanish: Noé
Swedish: Noak
Turkish: Nuh
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trans-top|male given name
Arabic: ��ح (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: ��ε (N�é)
trans-mid
Hebrew: נ�ֹ�ַ (Noach), נֹ�ַ (Noah)
Hungarian: Noé
Icelandic: Nói m
Italian: Noè
Latin: Noe
Portuguese: Noé
Russian: �ой (Noj)
Spanish: Noé
Swedish: Noak
Turkish: Nuh
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Etymology 2
Rhyming slang, Noah's ark → shark.

Noun
en-proper noun

1. context|AU|slang A shark.

Category:Biblical characters

sr:Noah

• 2007-09-19 17:21 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Ewe]]

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