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ك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'being' or 'existing' in a general sense. It can also denote the act of coming or arriving, and in some contexts, it signifies a state of being present or having occurred.

Derived headwords

كَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to beboth

    Expresses existence, presence, or a state of being. It is often used as a copula to link a subject to its predicate.

  2. 2.
    to have happenedboth

    Indicates that an event or action has occurred or taken place in the past.

  3. 3.
    to becomeboth

    Signifies a transition or change into a different state or condition.

  4. 4.
    to existboth

    Denotes the state of having objective reality or being.

كَوْنnoun
  1. 1.
    beingboth

    The state or fact of existing; existence.

  2. 2.
    creationboth

    The act of bringing something into existence; the universe or all that exists.

كَيْنُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    existenceboth

    The state of being real or alive; the fact of existing.

  2. 2.
    entityboth

    A thing with distinct and independent existence.

مَكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    placeboth

    A particular position or point in space.

  2. 2.
    locationboth

    A specific area or position.

  3. 3.
    rankboth

    A position in a hierarchy or scale.

مَكَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    statusboth

    The relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something.

  2. 2.
    positionboth

    A person's or thing's position in relation to others.

أَكَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to make beclassical

    To cause something to exist or be in a certain state.

كَيْنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    beingclassical

    Existence or the state of being.

Parallel reading

كَانَ اللهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
Allah was ever Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي زَمَانٍ غَابِرٍ
That was in a bygone era.
سَيَكُونُ لَنَا مَكَانٌ بَيْنَ النُّجُومِ
We will have a place among the stars.
مَا كَانَ لَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ
He should not have done that.
يُعْتَبَرُ هَذَا الْكِتَابُ مَرْجِعًا لِكُلِّ مَنْ يُرِيدُ فَهْمَ الْكَوْنِ
This book is considered a reference for anyone who wants to understand the universe.
لَهُ مَكَانَةٌ عَالِيَةٌ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعِ
He has a high status in society.
لَمْ يَكُنْ يَتَوَقَّعُ هَذَا
He did not expect this.
أَرَادَ أَنْ يُكَوِّنَ صَدَاقَةً
He wanted to form a friendship.
مَا كَانَ إِلَّا أَنْ وَصَلَ حَتَّى بَدَأَ الْمَطَرُ
No sooner had he arrived than the rain started.
هَذِهِ قَضِيَّةٌ تُؤَثِّرُ عَلَى كَيْنُونَتِهِ
This is an issue that affects his existence.