being
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Highlights
Plural
أَمْكِنَة
Other plural
أَمَاكِن
Most common words from the same root
مَكَان in English
Noun · masculine
- place, location, position
- status, dignity
- in place of
Word origin
Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna). Cognate with Hebrew מָכוֹן (mɔḵōn) and Ge'ez መካን (mäkan).
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
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
مُتَكَوِّن
مُكَوِّن
constituent
تَكْوِين
formation
زَمَكَان
spacetime
مَكَان: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَكَان |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَمْكِنَة |
| Alternative plurals | أَمَاكِن |
مَكَان in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَلاَ تُعْطُوا إِبْلِيسَ مَكَانًا.Neither give place to the devil.Ephesians 4:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَمَاتَ هَدَدُ فَمَلَكَ مَكَانَهُ سِمْلَةُ مِنْ مَسْرِيقَةَ.And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.1 Chronicles 1:47, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَمَاتَ هَدَادُ، فَمَلَكَ مَكَانَهُ سَمْلَةُ مِنْ مَسْرِيقَةَ.And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.Genesis 36:36, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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