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 الْمُطْلَقal-kāʔin al-muṭlaqan absolute creature, God
    كَائِنَات أُسْطُورِيَّةkāʔināt ʔusṭūriyyamythical 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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