كن

See also: کن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kun.na/

Pronoun

ـكُنَّ • (-kunna) f pl (enclitic form of أَنْتُنَّ (ʔantunna))

1. you, your (feminine plural bound object pronoun)

Etymology 2

Root
ك ن ن (k n n)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• Verb: IPA^(key): /kan.na/
• Noun 1: IPA^(key): /kann/
• Noun 2: IPA^(key): /kinn/

Verb

كَنَّ • (kanna) I (non-past يَكُنُّ (yakunnu), verbal noun كَنّ (kann) or كُنُون (kunūn))

1. to cover, to veil, to conceal, to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of كَنَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns كَنّ, كُنُون)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						كَنّ, كُنُون kann, kunūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						كَانّ kānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَكْنُون maknūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَنَنْتُ kanantu	كَنَنْتَ kananta	كَنَّ kanna		كَنَنْتُمَا kanantumā	كَنَّا kannā		كَنَنَّا kanannā	كَنَنْتُمْ kanantum	كَنُّوا kannū
	f		كَنَنْتِ kananti	كَنَّتْ kannat			كَنَّتَا kannatā			كَنَنْتُنَّ kanantunna	كَنَنَّ kananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَكُنُّ ʔakunnu	تَكُنُّ takunnu	يَكُنُّ yakunnu		تَكُنَّانِ takunnāni	يَكُنَّانِ yakunnāni		نَكُنُّ nakunnu	تَكُنُّونَ takunnūna	يَكُنُّونَ yakunnūna
	f		تَكُنِّينَ takunnīna	تَكُنُّ takunnu			تَكُنَّانِ takunnāni			تَكْنُنَّ taknunna	يَكْنُنَّ yaknunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكُنَّ ʔakunna	تَكُنَّ takunna	يَكُنَّ yakunna		تَكُنَّا takunnā	يَكُنَّا yakunnā		نَكُنَّ nakunna	تَكُنُّوا takunnū	يَكُنُّوا yakunnū
	f		تَكُنِّي takunnī	تَكُنَّ takunna			تَكُنَّا takunnā			تَكْنُنَّ taknunna	يَكْنُنَّ yaknunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكُنَّ, أَكُنِّ, أَكْنُنْ ʔakunna, ʔakunni, ʔaknun	تَكُنَّ, تَكُنِّ, تَكْنُنْ takunna, takunni, taknun	يَكُنَّ, يَكُنِّ, يَكْنُنْ yakunna, yakunni, yaknun		تَكُنَّا takunnā	يَكُنَّا yakunnā		نَكُنَّ, نَكُنِّ, نَكْنُنْ nakunna, nakunni, naknun	تَكُنُّوا takunnū	يَكُنُّوا yakunnū
	f		تَكُنِّي takunnī	تَكُنَّ, تَكُنِّ, تَكْنُنْ takunna, takunni, taknun			تَكُنَّا takunnā			تَكْنُنَّ taknunna	يَكْنُنَّ yaknunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كُنَّ, كُنِّ, اُكْنُنْ kunna, kunni, uknun			كُنَّا kunnā				كُنُّوا kunnū
	f		كُنِّي kunnī							اُكْنُنَّ uknunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُنِنْتُ kunintu	كُنِنْتَ kuninta	كُنَّ kunna		كُنِنْتُمَا kunintumā	كُنَّا kunnā		كُنِنَّا kuninnā	كُنِنْتُمْ kunintum	كُنُّوا kunnū
	f		كُنِنْتِ kuninti	كُنَّتْ kunnat			كُنَّتَا kunnatā			كُنِنْتُنَّ kunintunna	كُنِنَّ kuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَنُّ ʔukannu	تُكَنُّ tukannu	يُكَنُّ yukannu		تُكَنَّانِ tukannāni	يُكَنَّانِ yukannāni		نُكَنُّ nukannu	تُكَنُّونَ tukannūna	يُكَنُّونَ yukannūna
	f		تُكَنِّينَ tukannīna	تُكَنُّ tukannu			تُكَنَّانِ tukannāni			تُكْنَنَّ tuknanna	يُكْنَنَّ yuknanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَنَّ ʔukanna	تُكَنَّ tukanna	يُكَنَّ yukanna		تُكَنَّا tukannā	يُكَنَّا yukannā		نُكَنَّ nukanna	تُكَنُّوا tukannū	يُكَنُّوا yukannū
	f		تُكَنِّي tukannī	تُكَنَّ tukanna			تُكَنَّا tukannā			تُكْنَنَّ tuknanna	يُكْنَنَّ yuknanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَنَّ, أُكَنِّ, أُكْنَنْ ʔukanna, ʔukanni, ʔuknan	تُكَنَّ, تُكَنِّ, تُكْنَنْ tukanna, tukanni, tuknan	يُكَنَّ, يُكَنِّ, يُكْنَنْ yukanna, yukanni, yuknan		تُكَنَّا tukannā	يُكَنَّا yukannā		نُكَنَّ, نُكَنِّ, نُكْنَنْ nukanna, nukanni, nuknan	تُكَنُّوا tukannū	يُكَنُّوا yukannū
	f		تُكَنِّي tukannī	تُكَنَّ, تُكَنِّ, تُكْنَنْ tukanna, tukanni, tuknan			تُكَنَّا tukannā			تُكْنَنَّ tuknanna	يُكْنَنَّ yuknanna

Noun

كَنّ • (kann) m

1. verbal noun of كَنَّ (kanna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun كَنّ (kann)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَنّ kann	الْكَنّ al-kann	كَنّ kann
nominative	كَنٌّ kannun	الْكَنُّ al-kannu	كَنُّ kannu
accusative	كَنًّا kannan	الْكَنَّ al-kanna	كَنَّ kanna
genitive	كَنٍّ kannin	الْكَنِّ al-kanni	كَنِّ kanni

Noun

كِنّ • (kinn) m (plural أَكْنَان (ʔaknān))

1. veil, envelope, cover
2. house, asylum, refuge

Declension

Declension of noun كِنّ (kinn)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كِنّ kinn	الْكِنّ al-kinn	كِنّ kinn
nominative	كِنٌّ kinnun	الْكِنُّ al-kinnu	كِنُّ kinnu
accusative	كِنًّا kinnan	الْكِنَّ al-kinna	كِنَّ kinna
genitive	كِنٍّ kinnin	الْكِنِّ al-kinni	كِنِّ kinni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كِنَّيْن kinnayn	الْكِنَّيْن al-kinnayn	كِنَّيْ kinnay
nominative	كِنَّانِ kinnāni	الْكِنَّانِ al-kinnāni	كِنَّا kinnā
accusative	كِنَّيْنِ kinnayni	الْكِنَّيْنِ al-kinnayni	كِنَّيْ kinnay
genitive	كِنَّيْنِ kinnayni	الْكِنَّيْنِ al-kinnayni	كِنَّيْ kinnay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَكْنَان ʔaknān	الْأَكْنَان al-ʔaknān	أَكْنَان ʔaknān
nominative	أَكْنَانٌ ʔaknānun	الْأَكْنَانُ al-ʔaknānu	أَكْنَانُ ʔaknānu
accusative	أَكْنَانًا ʔaknānan	الْأَكْنَانَ al-ʔaknāna	أَكْنَانَ ʔaknāna
genitive	أَكْنَانٍ ʔaknānin	الْأَكْنَانِ al-ʔaknāni	أَكْنَانِ ʔaknāni

Etymology 3

Verb

كن (form I)

1. كُنَّ (kunna) /kun.na/: inflection of كَانَ (kāna):
   1. third-person feminine plural past active
   2. second-person feminine plural imperative
2. كُنْ (kun) /kun/: second-person masculine singular imperative of كَانَ (kāna)

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

كن • (kan)

1. if (conditional)

Usage notes

• This conjunction is typically placed after the subject and before the verb.

References

• Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 74
• Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999), Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 696

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـكن • (-kun) pl

1. Enclitic form of إنتو (ʔintu)
2. you, your (plural)

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns

		Singular		Plural
		after consonant	after vowel
1st person	after verb	ـني (-ni)		ـنا (-na)
	else	ـِي (-i)	ـي (-y)
2nd person	m	ـَك (-ak)	ـك (-k)	ـكُن (-kun)
	f	ـِك (-ek)	ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person	m	ـُه (-o)	ـه (-h)	ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
	f	ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• كإنـ (kaʔinn-)

Etymology

From Arabic كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna).

Conjunction

كنّـ • (kinn-)

1. as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)

   Invariable form: كنه (kinno)

Usage notes

• This preposition can be either used invariable in the form كنه (kinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
• The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

Inflection of كن

base form			كنّـ (kinn-)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	كنّي (kinni)		كنّا (kinna)
2nd person	كنّك (kinnak)	كنّك (kinnek)	كنكم (kinkom)
3rd person	كنّه (kinno)	كنها (kinha)	كنهم (kinhom)

See also

• إنـ (ʔinn-, “that”, conjunction)