كن

See also: کن‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun.na/

Pronoun

ـكُنَّ • (-kunna) f pl (enclitic form of أَنْتُنَّ‎ (ʔantunna))

  1. you, your (feminine plural bound object pronoun)

Etymology 2

From the root ك ن ن‎ (k-n-n).

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /kan.na/
  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /kann/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /kinn/

Verb

كَنَّ • (kanna) I, non-past يَكُنُّ‎‎ (yakunnu)

  1. to cover, to veil, to conceal, to hide
Conjugation

Noun

كَنّ • (kann) m

  1. verbal noun of كَنَّ (kanna) (form I)
Declension

Noun

كِنّ • (kinn) m (plural أَكْنَان‎ (ʔaknān))

  1. veil, envelope, cover
  2. house, asylum, refuge
Declension

Verb

كُنْ • (kun) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of كَانَ‎ (kāna)

Verb

كُنَّ • (kunna) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of كَانَ‎ (kāna)
  2. third-person feminine plural past active of كَانَ‎ (kāna)

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـكن • (-kun) pl

  1. Enclitic form of إنتو‎ (ʔintu)
  2. you, your (plural)

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني‎ (-ni) ـنا‎ (-na)
else ـِي‎ (-i) ـي‎ (-y)
2nd person m ـَك‎ (-ak) ـك‎ (-k) ـكُن (-kun)
f ـِك‎ (-ek) ـكِ‎ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه‎ (-o) ـه‎ (-h) ـهُن‎ (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها‎ (-(h/w/y)a)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَأَنَّ‎ (kaʔanna).

Conjunction

كنّـ • (kinn-)

  1. as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Invariable form: كنه‎ (kinno)

Usage notes

  • This preposition can be either used invariable in the form كنه‎ (kinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

    Inflected forms of كن
Base form كنّـ (kinn-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person كنّي‎ (kinni) كنّا‎ (kinna)
2nd person كنّك‎ (kinnak) كنّك‎ (kinnek) كنكم‎ (kinkom)
3rd person كنّه‎ (kinno) كنها‎ (kinha) كنهم‎ (kinhom)

See also

  • إنـ‎ (ʔinn-, “that”, conjunction)
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