مكان

See also: مکان‎

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb كَانَ‎ (kāna, “to be”), from the root ك و ن‎ (k-w-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.kaːn/

Noun

مَكَان • (makān) m (plural أَمْكِنَة‎ (ʾamkina) or أَمَاكِن‎ (ʾamākin))

1. place, location, position
2. status, dignity
3. in place of
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:95:

     ‏ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّى عَفَوْا‎

     ṯumma baddalnā makāna s-sayyiʾati l-ḥasanata ḥattā ʿafaw

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun مَكَان (makān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكَان makān	الْمَكَان‎ al-makān	مَكَان makān
Nominative	مَكَانٌ makānun	الْمَكَانُ‎ al-makānu	مَكَانُ makānu
Accusative	مَكَانًا‎ makānan	الْمَكَانَ‎ al-makāna	مَكَانَ makāna
Genitive	مَكَانٍ makānin	الْمَكَانِ‎ al-makāni	مَكَانِ makāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكَانَيْن‎ makānayn	الْمَكَانَيْن‎ al-makānayn	مَكَانَيْ‎ makānay
Nominative	مَكَانَانِ‎ makānāni	الْمَكَانَانِ‎ al-makānāni	مَكَانَا‎ makānā
Accusative	مَكَانَيْنِ‎ makānayni	الْمَكَانَيْنِ‎ al-makānayni	مَكَانَيْ‎ makānay
Genitive	مَكَانَيْنِ‎ makānayni	الْمَكَانَيْنِ‎ al-makānayni	مَكَانَيْ‎ makānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْكِنَة‎‎; أَمَاكِن‎ ʾamkina‎; ʾamākin	الْأَمْكِنَة‎‎; الْأَمَاكِن‎ al-ʾamkina‎; al-ʾamākin	أَمْكِنَة‎‎; أَمَاكِن‎ ʾamkinat‎; ʾamākin
Nominative	أَمْكِنَةٌ‎‎; أَمَاكِنُ‎ ʾamkinatun‎; ʾamākinu	الْأَمْكِنَةُ‎‎; الْأَمَاكِنُ‎ al-ʾamkinatu‎; al-ʾamākinu	أَمْكِنَةُ‎‎; أَمَاكِنُ‎ ʾamkinatu‎; ʾamākinu
Accusative	أَمْكِنَةً‎‎; أَمَاكِنَ‎ ʾamkinatan‎; ʾamākina	الْأَمْكِنَةَ‎‎; الْأَمَاكِنَ‎ al-ʾamkinata‎; al-ʾamākina	أَمْكِنَةَ‎‎; أَمَاكِنَ‎ ʾamkinata‎; ʾamākina
Genitive	أَمْكِنَةٍ‎‎; أَمَاكِنَ‎ ʾamkinatin‎; ʾamākina	الْأَمْكِنَةِ‎‎; الْأَمَاكِنِ‎ al-ʾamkinati‎; al-ʾamākini	أَمْكِنَةِ‎‎; أَمَاكِنِ‎ ʾamkinati‎; ʾamākini

Derived terms

• مَكَانَكَ‎ (makānaka)

Synonyms

• (place, location, position): مَكَانَة‎ (makāna), مَوْضِع‎ (mawḍiʿ), مَقَام‎ (maqām)
• (status, dignity): مَكَانَة‎ (makāna), مَنْزِلَة‎ (manzila), شَأْن‎ (šaʾn)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مُكان‎ (mʊkan)
• → Azerbaijani: məkan
• → Kazakh: мекен (meken)
• → Persian: مکان‎ (makân)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مكان‎ (mekan)
  • Turkish: mekan