استيطان

Arabic

Noun

اِسْتِيطَان • (istīṭān) m

1. verbal noun of اِسْتَوْطَنَ (istawṭana) (form X)
2. immigration
3. settling down
4. settling, settlement, colonization

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِيطَان (istīṭān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِيطَان istīṭān	الِاسْتِيطَان al-istīṭān	اِسْتِيطَان istīṭān
Nominative	اِسْتِيطَانٌ istīṭānun	الِاسْتِيطَانُ al-istīṭānu	اِسْتِيطَانُ istīṭānu
Accusative	اِسْتِيطَانًا istīṭānan	الِاسْتِيطَانَ al-istīṭāna	اِسْتِيطَانَ istīṭāna
Genitive	اِسْتِيطَانٍ istīṭānin	الِاسْتِيطَانِ al-istīṭāni	اِسْتِيطَانِ istīṭāni

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ط ن
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic اِسْتِيطَان (istīṭān). Equivalent to the verbal noun of استوطن (istawṭan, “to settle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.tiː.tˤaːn/, [ɪs.tiːˈtˤɑːn]

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Noun

استيطان • (istīṭān) m

1. settling
2. colonialisation