كائن

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك و ن‎ (k-w-n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.ʔin/

Participle

كَائِن • (kāʔin)

  1. active participle of كَانَ‎ (kāna)

Declension

Noun

كَائِن • (kāʔin) m (plural كَائِنَات‎ (kāʔināt))

  1. creature, a living thing
    ‏الْكَائِن الْمُطْلَق‎ ― al-kāʔin al-muṭlaq ― an absolute creature, God
    ‏كَائِنَات أُسْطُورِيَّة‎ ― kāʔināt ʔusṭūriyya ― mythical creatures
    Synonym: مَخْلُوق‎ (maḵlūq)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كَائِن‎ (kāʔin).

Postposition

كائن or كائن • (kain or kayin)

  1. situated, located
  • كائنات‎ (kainat)

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 582
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