عنوان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ن و‎ (ʕ-n-w).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕun.waːn/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ʕun.waːn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

عُنْوَان or عِنْوَان • (ʕunwān or ʕinwān) m (plural عَنَاوِين‎ (ʕanāwīn))

  1. title (of book) — and "anything that serves as an indication of another thing is called its عُنْوَان (Lane's Lexicon).
  2. address
    ‏اُكْتُب لِي إِلَى عُنْوَانِي.‎‎
    uktub lī ʔilā ʕunwānī.
    Write to me at my address.
  3. index
  4. royal signature
  5. front
  6. beginning
  7. pretext
  8. manner, method, quality

Declension
Declension of noun عُنْوَان (ʕunwān)‎; عِنْوَان (ʕinwān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عُنْوَان‎; عِنْوَان
ʕunwān‎; ʕinwān		 الْعُنْوَان‎‎; الْعِنْوَان‎
al-ʕunwān‎; al-ʕinwān		 عُنْوَان‎; عِنْوَان
ʕunwān‎; ʕinwān
Nominative عُنْوَانٌ‎; عِنْوَانٌ
ʕunwānun‎; ʕinwānun		 الْعُنْوَانُ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانُ‎
al-ʕunwānu‎; al-ʕinwānu		 عُنْوَانُ‎; عِنْوَانُ
ʕunwānu‎; ʕinwānu
Accusative عُنْوَانًا‎‎; عِنْوَانًا‎
ʕunwānan‎; ʕinwānan		 الْعُنْوَانَ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانَ‎
al-ʕunwāna‎; al-ʕinwāna		 عُنْوَانَ‎; عِنْوَانَ
ʕunwāna‎; ʕinwāna
Genitive عُنْوَانٍ‎; عِنْوَانٍ
ʕunwānin‎; ʕinwānin		 الْعُنْوَانِ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانِ‎
al-ʕunwāni‎; al-ʕinwāni		 عُنْوَانِ‎; عِنْوَانِ
ʕunwāni‎; ʕinwāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عُنْوَانَيْن‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْن‎
ʕunwānayn‎; ʕinwānayn		 الْعُنْوَانَيْن‎‎; الْعِنْوَانَيْن‎
al-ʕunwānayn‎; al-ʕinwānayn		 عُنْوَانَيْ‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْ‎
ʕunwānay‎; ʕinwānay
Nominative عُنْوَانَانِ‎‎; عِنْوَانَانِ‎
ʕunwānāni‎; ʕinwānāni		 الْعُنْوَانَانِ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانَانِ‎
al-ʕunwānāni‎; al-ʕinwānāni		 عُنْوَانَا‎‎; عِنْوَانَا‎
ʕunwānā‎; ʕinwānā
Accusative عُنْوَانَيْنِ‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْنِ‎
ʕunwānayni‎; ʕinwānayni		 الْعُنْوَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانَيْنِ‎
al-ʕunwānayni‎; al-ʕinwānayni		 عُنْوَانَيْ‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْ‎
ʕunwānay‎; ʕinwānay
Genitive عُنْوَانَيْنِ‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْنِ‎
ʕunwānayni‎; ʕinwānayni		 الْعُنْوَانَيْنِ‎‎; الْعِنْوَانَيْنِ‎
al-ʕunwānayni‎; al-ʕinwānayni		 عُنْوَانَيْ‎‎; عِنْوَانَيْ‎
ʕunwānay‎; ʕinwānay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَنَاوِين‎
ʕanāwīn		 الْعَنَاوِين‎
al-ʕanāwīn		 عَنَاوِين‎
ʕanāwīn
Nominative عَنَاوِينُ‎
ʕanāwīnu		 الْعَنَاوِينُ‎
al-ʕanāwīnu		 عَنَاوِينُ‎
ʕanāwīnu
Accusative عَنَاوِينَ‎
ʕanāwīna		 الْعَنَاوِينَ‎
al-ʕanāwīna		 عَنَاوِينَ‎
ʕanāwīna
Genitive عَنَاوِينَ‎
ʕanāwīna		 الْعَنَاوِينِ‎
al-ʕanāwīni		 عَنَاوِينِ‎
ʕanāwīni

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: ünvan
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عنوان‎
  • → Persian: عنوان‎
  • → Swahili: anwani
    • → Iraqw: anwaani
  • → Uzbek: unvon

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عنوان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “عنو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عُنْوَان‎ (ʕunwān).

Noun

عنوان • (ʿinwān) m (plural عناوين‎ (ʿināwīn))

  1. address
  2. title

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عُنْوَان‎ (ʕunwān).

Noun

عنوان • (unvan)

  1. title
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎, page 501:
      ‏عنوانی خلیفه اولسون ، نه اولورسه اولسون هیچ كمسه بو ملتك مقدراتنده مشاركت صاحبی اوله‌ماز.‎‎
      Unvanı halife olsun, ne olursa olsun hiç kimse bu milletin mukadderatında müşareket sahibi olamaz.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عُنْوَان‎ (ʕunwān).

Pronunciation
    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ʊnwɒːn/

    Noun

    عُنوان • ('onvân) (plural عَناوین‎ ('anâvin) or عُنوان‌ها‎ ('onvân-hâ))

    1. title (to a book, article, etc.)
    2. title (word of address)
    3. pretext, excuse
    4. manner, method

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    See also
    • سرنامه‎ (sarnâme)

    South Levantine Arabic
    Root
    ع ن و‎

    Etymology

    From Arabic عُنْوَان‎ (ʕunwān).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ʕin.waːn/, [ʕɪnˈwæːn], [ʕɪnˈwaːn]
    • IPA(key): /ʕun.waːn/, [ʕʊnˈwæːn], [ʕʊnˈwaːn]
    • Audio (Amman)(file)

    Noun

    عنوان • (ʕinwān, ʕunwān) m (plural عناوين‎ (ʕanāwīn))

    1. address
    2. headline, title, heading

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian عنوان‎ ('unvān), itself from Arabic عُنْوَان‎ (ʕunwān).

    Pronunciation
    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ʊn.ʋɑːn/
    • (Deccani) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ʊn.ʋɑːn/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ən.ʋɑːn/
    • Rhymes: -ɑːn
    • Hyphenation: عُن‧وان

    Noun

    عُنْوان • (’unvān) m (plural عَناوِین‎, Hindi spelling उनवान)

    1. title, headline
    2. topic
    3. preface
    4. introduction

    References
    • “عنوان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عنوان”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
    • “عنوان”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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