qanun
See also: qanûn
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Turkish kanun, from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
Noun
qanun (plural qanuns)
- (music) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, harp, or sackbut having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
- 2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times[1]:
- WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.
Derived terms
Translations
musical instrument
References
- "kanoon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).
Pronunciation
Noun
qanun (definite accusative qanunnu, plural qanunlar)
- law
- qanun qəbul etmək ― to pass a law
- qanun çıxarmaq ― to make a law
- qanunu pozmaq ― to break the law
- qanunu ləğv etmək ― to abolish the law
- qanun çərçivəsində işləmək ― to operate within the framework of law
- Bir dəfə qanun çıxarmışdılar ki, daha ölmək olmaz, qadağandır. Qanun tez-tez pozulurdu və axırda onu ləğv etdilər.
- Once they made a law that dying isn't allowed anymore, it's prohibited. The law was often violated and at the end they abolished it.
- statute
Declension
Declension of qanun
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | qanun | qanunlar |
definite accusative | qanunu | qanunları |
dative | qanuna | qanunlara |
locative | qanunda | qanunlarda |
ablative | qanundan | qanunlardan |
definite genitive | qanunun | qanunların |
Possessive forms of qanun
Derived terms
- qanuni (“legal”)
- qanunilik (“legality, lawfulness, legitimacy”)
- qanuniləşmək (“to legalize”, intr.)
- qanuniləşdirmək (“to legalize”, tr.)
- qanunsuz (“illegal”)
- qanunsuzluq (“lawlessness”)
- qanunsuzlaşmaq (“to become criminalized”)
- qanunsuzlaşdırmaq (“to criminalize”, tr.)
- qanunverici (“legislative; lawmaker”)
- qanunvericilik (“legislation; law-making”)
- qanunverici hakimiyyət (“legislature”)
- qanunauyğun (“regular, appropriate, natural”)
- qanunauyğunluq (“regularity, pattern, rule”)
- qanunazidd (“illegal”)
- qanunnamə (“code, body of laws”)
- qanunpozan (“offender, lawbreaker”)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon.
Pronunciation
Noun
qanun
Related terms
Further reading
- “qanun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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