ممكن
See also: ممکن
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana, “to be possible”), from the root م ك ن (m-k-n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mum.kin/
Audio (file)
Adjective
مُمْكِن • (mumkin) (feminine مُمْكِنَة (mumkina), masculine plural مُمْكِنُونَ (mumkinūna), feminine plural مُمْكِنَات (mumkināt))
- possible
- غَيْر مُمْكِن ― ḡayr mumkin ― impossible
- مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْ ― mina l-mumkini ʔan ― it's possible that, maybe
- Antonyms: مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl), مُحَال (muḥāl)
Declension
Declension of adjective مُمْكِن (mumkin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْكِن mumkin |
الْمُمْكِن al-mumkin |
مُمْكِنَة mumkina |
الْمُمْكِنَة al-mumkina |
| Nominative | مُمْكِنٌ mumkinun |
الْمُمْكِنُ al-mumkinu |
مُمْكِنَةٌ mumkinatun |
الْمُمْكِنَةُ al-mumkinatu |
| Accusative | مُمْكِنًا mumkinan |
الْمُمْكِنَ al-mumkina |
مُمْكِنَةً mumkinatan |
الْمُمْكِنَةَ al-mumkinata |
| Genitive | مُمْكِنٍ mumkinin |
الْمُمْكِنِ al-mumkini |
مُمْكِنَةٍ mumkinatin |
الْمُمْكِنَةِ al-mumkinati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْكِنَيْن mumkinayn |
الْمُمْكِنَيْن al-mumkinayn |
مُمْكِنَتَيْن mumkinatayn |
الْمُمْكِنَتَيْن al-mumkinatayn |
| Nominative | مُمْكِنَانِ mumkināni |
الْمُمْكِنَانِ al-mumkināni |
مُمْكِنَتَانِ mumkinatāni |
الْمُمْكِنَتَانِ al-mumkinatāni |
| Accusative | مُمْكِنَيْنِ mumkinayni |
الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ al-mumkinayni |
مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ mumkinatayni |
الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ al-mumkinatayni |
| Genitive | مُمْكِنَيْنِ mumkinayni |
الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ al-mumkinayni |
مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ mumkinatayni |
الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ al-mumkinatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُمْكِنِين mumkinīn |
الْمُمْكِنِين al-mumkinīn |
مُمْكِنَات mumkināt |
الْمُمْكِنَات al-mumkināt |
| Nominative | مُمْكِنُونَ mumkinūna |
الْمُمْكِنُونَ al-mumkinūna |
مُمْكِنَاتٌ mumkinātun |
الْمُمْكِنَاتُ al-mumkinātu |
| Accusative | مُمْكِنِينَ mumkinīna |
الْمُمْكِنِينَ al-mumkinīna |
مُمْكِنَاتٍ mumkinātin |
الْمُمْكِنَاتِ al-mumkināti |
| Genitive | مُمْكِنِينَ mumkinīna |
الْمُمْكِنِينَ al-mumkinīna |
مُمْكِنَاتٍ mumkinātin |
الْمُمْكِنَاتِ al-mumkināti |
Ottoman Turkish
Derived terms
- ممكن اولمق (mümkin olmak)
- ممكن مرتبه (mümkin mertebe)
- ممكن الحصول (mümkinü'l-husûl)
- غیر ممكن (gayr-i mümkin)
Descendants
- Turkish: mümkün
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ممكن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1980
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| م ك ن |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mum.kin/, [ˈmʊm.kɪn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Adjective
ممكن • (mumken) (feminine ممكنة (mumkine))
Adverb
ممكن • (mumken)
See also
- يمكن (yimken, “maybe, perhaps”)
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