المكن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of place, position, stability, and eggs or young. It encompasses physical locations, a state of being established or firm, and the early stages of life for certain creatures.

Derived headwords

مَكْنnoun

1.
eggsclassical
The eggs of insects like the locust (ضبة) or grasshopper (جرادة), and similar creatures.

مَكَنَverb

1.
to be firmboth
To be established, firm, or settled in a place.

مَكِنَverb

1.
to be firmboth
To be established, firm, or settled in a place.

مَكَّنَverb

1.
to enableboth
To grant someone power, ability, or opportunity to do something.
2.
to establish firmlyboth
To make something firm or stable.

تَمَكَّنَverb

1.
to become establishedboth
To become firm, settled, or established in a place or situation.
2.
to gain controlboth
To gain mastery or control over something.

اسْتَمْكَنَverb

1.
to gain firm controlboth
To achieve a strong and stable hold or control over something.

مُكَوِّنadjective

1.
laying eggsclassical
Describing a female creature that is laying eggs.

مُمْكِنadjective

1.
laying eggsclassical
Describing a female creature that is laying eggs.

مَكَانَةnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
A state of calmness, deliberation, or measured pace.
2.
statusboth
A position of honor or standing, especially in the presence of a king.

مَكِينَةnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
A state of calmness, deliberation, or measured pace.

مَكِينadjective

1.
firmboth
Established, firm, stable, or well-positioned.

مَكْنَاءnoun

1.
firmnessboth
The plural of مكين, referring to those who are firm, established, or in a strong position.

الاسْمُ المُتَمَكِّنnoun

1.
declensable nounclassical
In Arabic grammar, a noun that can accept all three case endings (nominative, accusative, genitive).

مَكَانnoun

1.
placeboth
A location, spot, or area.

أَمْكِنَةnoun

1.
placesboth
The plural of مكان, referring to multiple locations or spots.

أَمَاكِنnoun

1.
placesboth
The plural of مكان, referring to multiple locations or spots.

المَكْنَانnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of plant.

أبو مكينname

1.
Nuḥ ibn Rabīʿahclassical
A name referring to Nuḥ ibn Rabīʿah, a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

Parallel reading

وككتف: بيض الضبة والجرادة ونحوهما

And like ' كتف': the eggs of the locust and the grasshopper and the like.

فهي مكون

and she is laying eggs.

فهي ممكن

and she is laying eggs.

وأقروا الطير على مكناتها

And leave the birds upon their nests (or eggs).

بكسر الكاف، وضمها، أي: بيضها

with a kasra on the kaf, and its damma, meaning: their eggs.

والمكانة: التؤدة، كالمكينة، والمنزلة عند ملك

And 'makānah' means deliberation, like 'makīnah', and a position with a king.

ومكن، ككرم، وتمكن، فهو مكين ج: مكناء

And 'makana', like 'karuma', and 'tamakkana', so he is 'makīn', plural: 'maknā'.

والاسم المتمكن: ما يقبل الحركات الثلاث، كزيد

And the 'ism mutamakkin' is that which accepts the three vowels, like 'Zayd'.

والمكان: الموضع ج: أمكنة وأماكن

And 'makān' is the place, plural: 'amkinah' and 'amākin'.

والمكنان، بالفتح: نبت، وواد ممكن: ينبته

And 'al-maknān', with a fatha: a plant, and a valley where it grows: it grows there.

وأبو مكين، كأمير: نوح بن ربيعة، تابعي

And 'Abū Makīn', like 'Amīr': Nuḥ ibn Rabīʿah, a Tabi'i.

ومكنته من الشيء، وأمكنته منه، فتمكن واستمكن

And I enabled him to do the thing, and I gave him the power over it, so he became established and gained firm control.