قانون

Arabic

Root
ق ن ن‎ (q-n-n)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Treated as if from the root ق ن ن‎ (q-n-n). Compare قَنَّنَ‎ (qannana, “to legalise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qaː.nuːn/
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Noun

قَانُون • (qānūn) m (plural قَوَانِين‎ (qawānīn))

(law) canon
(religion) canon
‏قانون الكتاب المقدس‎ ― The Canon of the Bible
axiom, norm, regulation, basic rule, established principle, canon
‏الْقَانُون فِي الطِّبّ‎ ― al-qānūn fī ṭ-ṭibb ― The Canon of Medicine
statute, precept, ordinance
law, code
tax
(music) qanun, kanoon, or ganoun (a musical instrument similar to a zither)

Declension

Declension of noun قَانُون (qānūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَانُون qānūn	الْقَانُون‎ al-qānūn	قَانُون qānūn
Nominative	قَانُونٌ qānūnun	الْقَانُونُ‎ al-qānūnu	قَانُونُ qānūnu
Accusative	قَانُونًا‎ qānūnan	الْقَانُونَ‎ al-qānūna	قَانُونَ qānūna
Genitive	قَانُونٍ qānūnin	الْقَانُونِ‎ al-qānūni	قَانُونِ qānūni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَانُونَيْن‎ qānūnayn	الْقَانُونَيْن‎ al-qānūnayn	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Nominative	قَانُونَانِ‎ qānūnāni	الْقَانُونَانِ‎ al-qānūnāni	قَانُونَا‎ qānūnā
Accusative	قَانُونَيْنِ‎ qānūnayni	الْقَانُونَيْنِ‎ al-qānūnayni	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Genitive	قَانُونَيْنِ‎ qānūnayni	الْقَانُونَيْنِ‎ al-qānūnayni	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَوَانِين‎ qawānīn	الْقَوَانِين‎ al-qawānīn	قَوَانِين‎ qawānīn
Nominative	قَوَانِينُ‎ qawānīnu	الْقَوَانِينُ‎ al-qawānīnu	قَوَانِينُ‎ qawānīnu
Accusative	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna	الْقَوَانِينَ‎ al-qawānīna	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna
Genitive	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna	الْقَوَانِينِ‎ al-qawānīni	قَوَانِينِ‎ qawānīni

Synonyms

(law): نَامُوس‎ (nāmūs), شَرِيعَة‎ (šarīʕa)

Derived terms

قَانُونِيّ‎ (qānūniyy)
قَانُونِيَّة‎ (qānūniyya)

Related terms

قَنَّنَ‎ (qannana)
- تَقْنِين‎ (taqnīn)
- مُقَنِّن‎ (muqannin)
- مُقَنَّن‎ (muqannan)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qanun
→ Bashkir: ҡанун (qanun)
→ Malay: kanun
→ Middle Armenian: ղանոն (łanon)
→ Ottoman Turkish: قانون‎ (see there for further descendants)
→ Persian: قانون‎ (qânun) (see there for further descendants)
→ Turkmen: kanun
→ Uyghur: قانۇن‎ (qanun)
→ Uzbek: qonun

Brahui

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

قانون (kānūn)

law

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

قانون • (kanun) (accusative definite قانونی‎ (kanunu), plural قوانین‎ (kavanin) or قوانلر‎ (kanunlar))

law (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
(music) qanun (a type of dulcimer)

Descendants

Turkish: kanun
→ Albanian: kanun
→ Armenian: քանոն (kʿanon)
- → English: kanon
→ English: qanun

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قانون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 938
Mallouf, Nassif (1867), “قانون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 958
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قانون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1425

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qɑːˈnuːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /qɑːˈnuːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢɒːˈnuːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /qɔˈnun/

Noun

Iranian Persian	قانون
Dari	قانون
Tajik	қонун (qonun)

قانون • (qânun) (plural قانون‌ها‎ (qânun-hâ) or قوانین‎ (qavânin))

Derived terms

قانونی‎ (qânuni)
قانون‌گذار‎ (qânun-gozâr)
قانون‌گذاری‎ (qânun-gozâri)

Descendants

→ Assamese: কানুন (kanun)
→ Bengali: কানুন (kanun)
→ Gujarati: કાનૂન (kānūn)
→ Hindi: क़ानून (qānūn)
→ Northern Kurdish: qanûn
→ Central Kurdish: قانوون‎ (qanûn)
→ Santali: ᱠᱟᱹᱱᱩᱱ (kănun)
→ Urdu: قانون‎ (qānūn)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (qânun), from Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn). Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑː.nuːn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xɑː.nuːn/
Rhymes: -uːn
Hyphenation: قا‧نُون

Noun

قانون • (transliteration needed) m (plural قوانین‎, Hindi spelling क़ानून)

law, rule, statute, ordinance

Related terms

قانونی‎ (qānūnī)

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