The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
To relax or sleep around midday
The highest point; culmination.
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.