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ਮਕਾਨ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مکان (makān, place, location) from Arabic مَكَان (makān, place, location). Compare Hindustani مکان / मकान (makān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਮਕਾਨ (makānm (Shahmukhi spelling مکان)

  1. house, home, residence, dwelling
    Synonym: ਘਰ (ghar)
    ਮਕਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਫ਼ਾਈ ਕਰੋ
    makān dī safāī karo.
    Clean the house.
    (literally, “Do the cleaning of the house.”)

Declension

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Declension of ਮਕਾਨ
singular plural
direct ਮਕਾਨ (makān) ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
oblique ਮਕਾਨ (makān) ਮਕਾਨਾਂ (makānā̃)
vocative ਮਕਾਨਾ (makānā) ਮਕਾਨੋ (makāno)
ablative ਮਕਾਨੋਂ (makānõ)
locative ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne) ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)
instrumental ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne) ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ਮਕਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026