كن

See also: کن

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun.na/

Pronoun

ـكُنَّ • (-kunna) f pl (enclitic form of أَنْتُنَّ (ʔantunna))

  1. you, your (feminine plural bound object pronoun)

Etymology 2

Root
ك ن ن (k-n-n)

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /kan.na/
  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /kann/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /kinn/

Verb

كَنَّ • (kanna) I, non-past يَكُنُّ‎ (yakunnu)

  1. to cover, to veil, to conceal, to hide
Conjugation

Noun

كَنّ • (kann) m

  1. verbal noun of كَنَّ (kanna) (form I)
Declension

Noun

كِنّ • (kinn) m (plural أَكْنَان (ʔaknān))

  1. veil, envelope, cover
  2. house, asylum, refuge
Declension

Verb

كُنْ • (kun) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of كَانَ (kāna)

Verb

كُنَّ • (kunna) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of كَانَ (kāna)
  2. third-person feminine plural past active of كَانَ (kāna)

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـكن • (-kun) pl

  1. Enclitic form of إنتو (ʔintu)
  2. you, your (plural)

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُن (-kun)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna).

Conjunction

كنّـ • (kinn-)

  1. as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Invariable form: كنه (kinno)

Usage notes

  • This preposition can be either used invariable in the form كنه (kinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

    Inflected forms of كن
Base form كنّـ (kinn-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person كنّي (kinni) كنّا (kinna)
2nd person كنّك (kinnak) كنّك (kinnek) كنكم (kinkom)
3rd person كنّه (kinno) كنها (kinha) كنهم (kinhom)

See also

  • إنـ (ʔinn-, that, conjunction)
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