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قَانُون

canon

Noun · masculineRoot ق-ن-ن

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Highlights

Plural
قَوَانِين

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
legal
Noun
قَانُونِيَّة
legality

قَانُون in English

Noun · masculine

  1. canon
  2. canon
    قانون الكتاب المقدسThe Canon of the Bible
  3. axiom, norm, regulation, basic rule, established principle, canon
    الْقَانُون فِي الطِّبّThe Canon of Medicine
  4. statute, precept, ordinance
  5. law, code
  6. tax
  7. qanun, kanoon, or ganoun (a musical instrument similar to a zither)

Word origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kănṓn). Possibly a doublet of قَنَاة (qanāh).

Words from the root ق-ن-ن

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

قَنَّنَ · present يُقَنِّنُ

to legalize, to make lawful, to permit; to ration, to regulate

تَقْنِين
Verbal noun
مُقَنِّن
Active participle
مُقَنَّن
Passive participle · Adjective
passive participle of قَنَّنَ
Noun · m.
canon
Adjective
legal
قَانُونِيَّة
Noun · f.
legality
قَانُونْ نَامَة
Noun · f.
legal code
قِنَانَة
Noun · f.
serfdom

قَانُون: plural and other forms

Singularقَانُون
Pluralقَوَانِين

قَانُون in a sentence

Dictionary examples

canon

قانون الكتاب المقدسThe Canon of the Bible

axiom

الْقَانُون فِي الطِّبّThe Canon of Medicine

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