كأين

See also: كائن

Arabic

Etymology

Univerbation of كَـ (ka-) +‎ أَيٍّ (ʔayyin)

Particle

كَأَيِّنْ • (kaʔayyin) (archaic)

  1. how many!
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 47:13:
      وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِنْ قَرْيَتِكَ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ
      wakaʔayyin min qaryatin hiya ʔašaddu quwwatan min qaryatika allatī ʔaḵrajatka ʔahlaknāhum falā nāṣira lahum
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms
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