Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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كوم كون كوى


1. ⇒ كونكان

كَانَ He or it was. A verb of the class called incomplete, (نَاقِصٌ) because, with the agent which it comprises, or to which it relates, it cannot constitute a complete proposition; i. e., non-attributive. The other verbs of this class are, صَارَ, أَصْبَحَ, أَمْسَى, أَضْحَى, ظَلَّ, بَاتَ, مَا زَالَ, مَا بَرِحَ, مَا فَتِئَ, مَا ٱنْفَكَّ, مَا دَامَ, and لَيْسَ. Each of these governs its noun, or subject, in the nom. case, and its enunciative, or predicate, in the acc. case; as, كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا Zeyd was standing.

Root: كون - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

(The ن in يَكُنْ and the like is often irregularly elided.)

Root: كون - Entry: 1. Signification: A3

كَانَ, divested of all signification of time. is often used as a copula. (See De Sacy 's Gr. Ar. i. 196.) So too is كَائِنٌ; for هٰذَا زَيْدٌ and هٰذَا كَائِنٌ زَيْدًا signify the same. (Mughnee, voce أَنَّ.)

Root: كون - Entry: 1. Signification: A4

كَانَ as a complete, i. e., an attributive, verb, see حَصَلَ. in three places.


5. ⇒ تكوّن

تَكَوَّنَ He, or it, received, or took, his, or its, being, or existence; came into existence; originated.


10. ⇒ استكوناستكان

اِسْتَكَانَ He was, or became lowly, humble, submissive, or in a state of abasement. (Ḥar, p. 4, q. v.) See اِسْتَكَنَ in art. كين.


الكَوْنِ

نَعُوذُ بِٱللّٰهِ من الحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الكَوْنِ: see حَوْرٌ and كَوْرٌ.


كَيْنُونَةٌ

كَيْنُونَةٌ: see شَاخَ.


مَكَانَةٌ

مَكَانَةٌ A particular place of being or existence. See an ex. voce نَفْسٌ.

Root: كون - Entry: مَكَانَةٌ Signification: A2

مَكَانَكَ وَزَيْدًا [Keep where thou art and approach not Zeyd!] Heard by Ks. (L, art. عند.)

Root: كون - Entry: مَكَانَةٌ Signification: A3

State, or condition. [Bḍ, xi. 122, and xxxix. 40.] See art. مكن.

Root: كون - Entry: مَكَانَةٌ Signification: A4

مَكَانٌ i. q. مَنْزِلَةٌ. (Bḍ, xii. 77.)

Root: كون - Entry: مَكَانَةٌ Signification: A5

هٰذَا مَكَانٌ لِقَوْلِنَا كَذَا This is a ground for our saying thus.

Root: كون - Entry: مَكَانَةٌ Signification: A6

أَصْبَحَ مَكَانَ كَذَا It became as, or like, such a thing. See a verse cited voce رَتْمٌ.


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