نون

Core meaning

The fish, in the name given to Younes: Dhu'n-Nun, "the one of the fish".

Uses

1. وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ → "Dhu'n-Nun" : Younes, named by the fish that swallowed him.

   • «وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًۭا» — "And Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger" (21:87)

Evidence from the text

Sole use, 21:87: "And Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger". The account that follows, the call in the darknesses and the avowal of wrongdoing, is that of Younes (37:139-144): the text names the same man by the fish rather than by his name. The translation keeps the name as it is.

See also

حوت (the fish that swallowed Younes)