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مُمْكِن

possible

AdjectiveRoot م-ك-ن

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Highlights

Feminine
مُمْكِنَة
Masculine plural
مُمْكِنُون
Feminine plural
مُمْكِنَات

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form IV
أَمْكَنَ
to enable
Verb · Form V
تَمَكَّنَ
to be influential
Noun
إِمْكَانِيَّة
possibility
Noun
إِمْكَان
possibility
Verb · Form I
مَكُنَ
to be or become strong or powerful
Verb · Form I
مَكِنَ
to lay eggs or collect eggs in the stomach

مُمْكِن in English

Adjective

  1. possible
    غَيْر مُمْكِنimpossible
    مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْit's possible that, maybe
    فِي هَذِهِ الظُّرُوف، مِن الْمُمْكِن أَن نَتَأَخَّر قَلِيلًا.In these circumstances, it is possible that we may be a little late.

Word origin

Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana, “to be possible”).

Words from the root م-ك-ن

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

مَكُنَ · present يَمْكُنُ
Form I · The plain action

to be or become strong or powerful; to have influence

مَكَانَة
Verbal noun
مَكِين
Active participle
مَمْكُون
Passive participle
مَكِنَ · present يَمْكَنُ
Form I · The plain action

to lay eggs or collect eggs in the stomach (of a locust or similar animal)

مَكْن
Verbal noun
مَكُون
Active participle
مَكَّنَ · present يُمَكِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to make strong, to strengthen, to empower; to give (someone) the possibility of doing something; to enable (someone to do something)

تَمْكِين
Verbal noun
empowerment
مُمَكِّن
Active participle
مُمَكَّن
Passive participle
أَمْكَنَ · present يُمْكِنُ
Form IV · Causative

to enable (someone مِن (min) something); to be possible for (someone)

إِمْكَان
Verbal noun
possibility
مُمْكِن
Active participle · Adjective
possible
مُمْكَن
Passive participle
تَمَكَّنَ · present يَتَمَكَّنُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be influential; to be able to, to be in the position to; to master, to take the power over

تَمَكُّن
Verbal noun
power
مُتَمَكِّن
Active participle
مُتَمَكَّن
Passive participle
إِمْكَانِيَّة
Noun · f.
possibility
مُكْنَة
Noun · f.
capability

مُمْكِن: plural and other forms

Singularمُمْكِن
Feminineمُمْكِنَة
Masculine pluralمُمْكِنُون
Feminine pluralمُمْكِنَات

مُمْكِن in a sentence

Dictionary examples

possible

غَيْر مُمْكِنimpossible

possible

مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْit's possible that, maybe

possible

فِي هَذِهِ الظُّرُوف، مِن الْمُمْكِن أَن نَتَأَخَّر قَلِيلًا.In these circumstances, it is possible that we may be a little late.

From a fully vowelled text

لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ غَيْرَ مُمْكِنٍ لَدَى اللهِ».For with God nothing shall be impossible.Luke 1:37, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قَلْبُهُ مُمَكَّنٌ فَلاَ يَخَافُ حَتَّى يَرَى بِمُضَايِقِيهِ.His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.Psalms 112:8, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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