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كَائِن

creature

Noun · masculineRoot ك-و-ن

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Plural
كَائِنَات

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
كَانَ
to be
Noun
مَكَان
place
Noun
كَوْن
being
Noun
مُكَوِّن
constituent
Verb · Form V
تَكَوَّنَ
to be established
Noun
مَكَانَة
place

كَائِن in English

Noun · masculine

  1. creature, a living thing
    الْكَائِن الْمُطْلَقan absolute creature, God
    كَائِنَات أُسْطُورِيَّةmythical creatures

Word origin

Derived from the active participle of كَانَ (kāna, “to be”).

Words from the root ك-و-ن

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

كَانَ · present يَكُونُ
Form I · The plain action

to be; forms the past perfect, past continuous, future perfect and future continuous tenses; to exist, to be, there be

كَوْن
Verbal noun
being
كِيَان
Verbal noun
entity
كَيْنُونَة
Verbal noun
كَائِن
Active participle
creature
مَكَان
Derived noun
place
مَكَانَة
Derived noun
place
تَكَوَّنَ · present يَتَكَوَّنُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be established, to be created, to be formed, come into existence, be constituted; to arise, to develop, to come into being, to come into existence; to consist, to be composed

تَكَوُّن
Verbal noun
مُتَكَوِّن
Active participle
مُكَوِّن
Noun · m.
constituent
تَكْوِين
Noun · m.
formation
زَمَكَان
Noun · m.
spacetime

كَائِن: plural and other forms

Singularكَائِن
Pluralكَائِنَات

كَائِن in a sentence

Dictionary examples

creature

الْكَائِن الْمُطْلَقan absolute creature, God

creature

كَائِنَات أُسْطُورِيَّةmythical creatures

From a fully vowelled text

فَاكْتُبْ مَا رَأَيْتَ، وَمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ، وَمَا هُوَ عَتِيدٌ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَعْدَ هذَا.Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;Revelation 1:19, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَنَا كَائِنٌ».Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.John 8:58, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَإِذْ قَالَ هذَا أُخْجِلَ جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُعَانِدُونَهُ، وَفَرِحَ كُلُّ الْجَمْعِ بِجَمِيعِ الأَعْمَالِ الْمَجِيدَةِ الْكَائِنَةِ مِنْهُ.And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.Luke 13:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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