يمكن

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Audio; “يُمْكِن” (“yumkin”):

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Verb

يمكن (form IV)

1. يُمْكِنُ (yumkinu) /jum.ki.nu/: third-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
2. يُمْكِنَّ (yumkinna) /jum.kin.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
3. يُمْكَنُ (yumkanu) /jum.ka.nu/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
4. يُمْكَنَّ (yumkanna) /jum.kan.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
5. يُمْكِنَ (yumkina) /jum.ki.na/: third-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
6. يُمْكَنَ (yumkana) /jum.ka.na/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
7. يُمْكِنْ (yumkin) /jum.kin/: third-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
8. يُمْكَنْ (yumkan) /jum.kan/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)

Egyptian Arabic

Adverb

يمكن • (yimkin)

1. maybe

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic يُمْكِن (yumkin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jimkinn/, [jɪmkɪn]

Adverb

يمكن • (yimkinn)

1. maybe

   Synonym: (archaic) بَلْكِن (balkinn)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic يُمْكِن (yumkin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jim.kan/

Adverb

يمكن • (yimkan)

1. maybe

   Synonyms: وقيل (waqīla), ربما (rubbama)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic يُمْكِن (yumkin, “it is possible”), third-person masculine singular non-past of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jim.kin/, [ˈjɪm.kɪn]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Adverb

يمكن • (yimken)

1. maybe, perhaps; might

   Synonym: بلكي (balki)

See also

• ممكن (mumken, “possible; may”)