qanun

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English

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Man playing a qanun

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Etymology

From Turkish kanun, from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.

Noun

qanun (plural qanuns)

  1. (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.

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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

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑːnun]
  • Hyphenation: qan‧un

Noun

qanun (definite accusative qanunnu, plural qanunlar)

  1. law
    qanun qəbul etməkto pass a law
    qanun çıxarmaqto make a law
    qanunu pozmaqto break the law
    qanunu ləğv etməkto abolish the law
    qanun çərçivəsində işləməkto 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.
  2. statute

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qanun/
  • Hyphenation: qa‧nun

Noun

qanun

  1. law, code
    Synonyms: peraturan, hukum, kaidah
    Synonym: kanun (informal)
  2. (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.

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