ممكن

See also: ممکن‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ‎ (ʔamkana, “to be possible”), from the root م ك ن‎ (m-k-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mum.kin/

• Audio

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Adjective

مُمْكِن • (mumkin) (feminine مُمْكِنَة‎ (mumkina), masculine plural مُمْكِنُونَ‎ (mumkinūna), feminine plural مُمْكِنَات‎ (mumkināt))

1. possible

   Antonyms: مُسْتَحِيل‎ (mustaḥīl), مُحَال‎ (muḥāl)

   ‏غَيْر مُمْكِن‎ ― ḡayr mumkin ― impossible

   ‏مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْ‎ ― mina l-mumkini ʔan ― it's possible that, maybe

Declension

Declension of adjective مُمْكِن (mumkin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْكِن mumkin	الْمُمْكِن‎ al-mumkin	مُمْكِنَة‎ mumkina	الْمُمْكِنَة‎ al-mumkina
Nominative	مُمْكِنٌ mumkinun	الْمُمْكِنُ‎ al-mumkinu	مُمْكِنَةٌ‎ mumkinatun	الْمُمْكِنَةُ‎ al-mumkinatu
Accusative	مُمْكِنًا‎ mumkinan	الْمُمْكِنَ‎ al-mumkina	مُمْكِنَةً‎ mumkinatan	الْمُمْكِنَةَ‎ al-mumkinata
Genitive	مُمْكِنٍ mumkinin	الْمُمْكِنِ‎ al-mumkini	مُمْكِنَةٍ‎ mumkinatin	الْمُمْكِنَةِ‎ al-mumkinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْكِنَيْن‎ mumkinayn	الْمُمْكِنَيْن‎ al-mumkinayn	مُمْكِنَتَيْن‎ mumkinatayn	الْمُمْكِنَتَيْن‎ al-mumkinatayn
Nominative	مُمْكِنَانِ‎ mumkināni	الْمُمْكِنَانِ‎ al-mumkināni	مُمْكِنَتَانِ‎ mumkinatāni	الْمُمْكِنَتَانِ‎ al-mumkinatāni
Accusative	مُمْكِنَيْنِ‎ mumkinayni	الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ‎ al-mumkinayni	مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ‎ mumkinatayni	الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ‎ al-mumkinatayni
Genitive	مُمْكِنَيْنِ‎ mumkinayni	الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ‎ al-mumkinayni	مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ‎ mumkinatayni	الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ‎ al-mumkinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُمْكِنِين‎ mumkinīn	الْمُمْكِنِين‎ al-mumkinīn	مُمْكِنَات‎ mumkināt	الْمُمْكِنَات‎ al-mumkināt
Nominative	مُمْكِنُونَ‎ mumkinūna	الْمُمْكِنُونَ‎ al-mumkinūna	مُمْكِنَاتٌ‎ mumkinātun	الْمُمْكِنَاتُ‎ al-mumkinātu
Accusative	مُمْكِنِينَ‎ mumkinīna	الْمُمْكِنِينَ‎ al-mumkinīna	مُمْكِنَاتٍ‎ mumkinātin	الْمُمْكِنَاتِ‎ al-mumkināti
Genitive	مُمْكِنِينَ‎ mumkinīna	الْمُمْكِنِينَ‎ al-mumkinīna	مُمْكِنَاتٍ‎ mumkinātin	الْمُمْكِنَاتِ‎ al-mumkināti

Descendants

• → Malay: mungkin
  • Indonesian: mungkin
• → Ottoman Turkish: ممكن‎ (mümkin)
  • Turkish: mümkün
  • → Armenian: (Constantinople) միւմքիւն (miwmkʿiwn), (Van) մո̈ւք^յո̈ւն (mükʿ^yün)
• → Persian: ممکن‎
  • → Azerbaijani: mümkün
  • → Bashkir: мөмкин (mömkin)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मुमकिन (mumkin)

    Urdu: ممکن‎ (mumkin)

  • → Kazakh: мүмкін (mümkın)
  • → Kyrgyz: мүмкүн (mümkün)
  • → Tatar: мөмкин (mömkin)
  • → Uzbek: mumkin
  • → Yagnobi: мумкин (mumkin)
• → Turkmen: mümkin

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُمْكِن‎ (mumkin).

Adjective

ممكن • (mümkin)

1. possible, potential

   Synonyms: اولاسی‎ (olası), محتمل‎ (muhtemel)

Derived terms

• ممكن اولمق‎ (mümkin olmak)
• ممكن مرتبه‎ (mümkin mertebe)
• ممكن الحصول‎ (mümkinü'l-husûl)
• غیر ممكن‎ (gayr-i mümkin)

Descendants

• Turkish: mümkün
• → Armenian: (Constantinople) միւմքիւն (miwmkʿiwn), (Van) մո̈ւք^յո̈ւն (mükʿ^yün)

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ممكن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1980

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ك ن‎
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن‎ (mumkin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mum.kin/, [ˈmʊm.kɪn]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Adjective

ممكن • (mumken) (feminine ممكنة‎ (mumkine))

1. possible

   Synonym: جائز‎ (jāʔez)

   Antonym: مستحيل‎ (mustaḥīl)

2. (by extension) -able

   ‏هادا ممكن نقله‎‎

   hāda mumken naʔlo

   It's portable.

   (literally, “Its movement is possible.”)

Adverb

ممكن • (mumken)

1. can, may

   Synonyms: زبط‎ (ẓabaṭ), نفع‎ (nafaʕ)

   ‏ممكن آجي بكرة؟‎‎

   mumken ʔāji bukra

   Can I come tomorrow?

See also

• يمكن‎ (yimken, “maybe, perhaps”)