مكان

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Arabic

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Root
ك و ن (k w n)
10 terms

Etymology

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Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna). Cognate with Hebrew מָכוֹן (mɔḵōn) and Ge'ez መካን (mäkan).

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Noun

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مَكَان (makānm (plural أَمْكِنَة (ʔamkina) or أَمَاكِن (ʔamākin))

  1. place, location, position
    Synonyms: مَكَانَة (makāna), مَوْضِع (mawḍiʕ), مَقَام (maqām)
  2. status, dignity
    Synonyms: مَكَانَة (makāna), مَنْزِلَة (manzila), شَأْن (šaʔn)
  3. in place of
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:95:
      ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّى عَفَوْا
      ṯumma baddalnā makāna s-sayyiʔati l-ḥasanata ḥattā ʕafaw
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ك و ن
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَكَان (makān).

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Noun

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مكان (mkānm (plural مكاين (mkāyin))

  1. place
    Synonyms: بلاصة (blāṣa), موضع (mawṭaʕ or mawḍaʕ or mūṭaʕ or mūḍaʕ), محل (maḥall)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَكَان (makān, place, location), noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna, to be).

Noun

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مكان (mekân) (definite accusative مكانی (mekânı), plural اماكن (emâkin) or امكنه (emkine))

  1. place, location, position, spot, a particular point in physical space
    Synonyms: اورون (orun), محل (mahal), یر (yer)
  2. abode, residence, dwelling, a house or place in which a person lives
    Synonym: مسكن (mesken)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ك و ن
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَكَان (makān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.kaːn/, [maˈkæːn], [maˈkaːn]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Noun

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مكان (makānm (plural أماكن (ʔamāken))

  1. place
    Synonyms: محل (maḥall), مطرح (maṭraḥ)