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

From the root ك ن ن (k-n-n).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of كَانَ (kāna)

Verb

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of كَانَ (kāna)
2. third-person feminine plural past active of كَانَ (kāna)

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North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـكن • (-kun) pl

1. Enclitic form of إنتو (ʾintu)
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)

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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

Inflected forms 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)