ممكن

See also: ممکن

Arabic
Root
م ك ن (m-k-n)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana, “to be possible”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mum.kin/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

مُمْكِن • (mumkin) (feminine مُمْكِنَة (mumkina), masculine plural مُمْكِنُونَ (mumkinūna), feminine plural مُمْكِنَات (mumkināt))

  1. possible
    Antonyms: مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl), مُحَال (muḥāl)
    غَيْر مُمْكِن ― ḡayr mumkin ― impossible
    مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْ ― mina l-mumkini ʔan ― it's possible that, maybe
    فِي هَذِهِ الظُّرُوف، مِن الْمُمْكِن أَن نَتَأَخَّر قَلِيلًا.
    fī haḏihi ẓ-ẓurūf, min al-mumkin ʔan nataʔaḵḵar qalīlan.
    In these circumstances, it is possible that we may be a little late.

Declension
Declension of adjective مُمْكِن (mumkin)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُمْكِن
mumkin		 الْمُمْكِن
al-mumkin		 مُمْكِنَة
mumkina		 الْمُمْكِنَة
al-mumkina
Nominative مُمْكِنٌ
mumkinun		 الْمُمْكِنُ
al-mumkinu		 مُمْكِنَةٌ
mumkinatun		 الْمُمْكِنَةُ
al-mumkinatu
Accusative مُمْكِنًا
mumkinan		 الْمُمْكِنَ
al-mumkina		 مُمْكِنَةً
mumkinatan		 الْمُمْكِنَةَ
al-mumkinata
Genitive مُمْكِنٍ
mumkinin		 الْمُمْكِنِ
al-mumkini		 مُمْكِنَةٍ
mumkinatin		 الْمُمْكِنَةِ
al-mumkinati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُمْكِنَيْن
mumkinayn		 الْمُمْكِنَيْن
al-mumkinayn		 مُمْكِنَتَيْن
mumkinatayn		 الْمُمْكِنَتَيْن
al-mumkinatayn
Nominative مُمْكِنَانِ
mumkināni		 الْمُمْكِنَانِ
al-mumkināni		 مُمْكِنَتَانِ
mumkinatāni		 الْمُمْكِنَتَانِ
al-mumkinatāni
Accusative مُمْكِنَيْنِ
mumkinayni		 الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ
al-mumkinayni		 مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
mumkinatayni		 الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
al-mumkinatayni
Genitive مُمْكِنَيْنِ
mumkinayni		 الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ
al-mumkinayni		 مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
mumkinatayni		 الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
al-mumkinatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مُمْكِنِين
mumkinīn		 الْمُمْكِنِين
al-mumkinīn		 مُمْكِنَات
mumkināt		 الْمُمْكِنَات
al-mumkināt
Nominative مُمْكِنُونَ
mumkinūna		 الْمُمْكِنُونَ
al-mumkinūna		 مُمْكِنَاتٌ
mumkinātun		 الْمُمْكِنَاتُ
al-mumkinātu
Accusative مُمْكِنِينَ
mumkinīna		 الْمُمْكِنِينَ
al-mumkinīna		 مُمْكِنَاتٍ
mumkinātin		 الْمُمْكِنَاتِ
al-mumkināti
Genitive مُمْكِنِينَ
mumkinīna		 الْمُمْكِنِينَ
al-mumkinīna		 مُمْكِنَاتٍ
mumkinātin		 الْمُمْكِنَاتِ
al-mumkināti

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Adjective

ممكن • (mümkin)

  1. possible, potential
    Synonyms: اولاسی (olası), محتمل (muhtemel)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic
Root
م ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mum.kin/, [ˈmʊm.kɪn]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

ممكن • (mumken) (feminine ممكنة (mumkine))

  1. possible
    Synonym: جائز (jāʔez)
    Antonym: مستحيل (mustaḥīl)
  2. (by extension) -able
    هادا ممكن نقله
    hāda mumken naʔlo
    It's portable.
    (literally, “Its movement is possible.”)

Adverb

ممكن • (mumken)

  1. can, may
    Synonyms: زبط (ẓabaṭ), نفع (nafaʕ)
    ممكن آجي بكرة؟
    mumken ʔāji bukra
    Can I come tomorrow?

See also
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