ركن

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Arabic

Root
ر ك ن (r k n)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

رُكْن (ruknm (plural أَرْكَان (ʔarkān) or أَرْكُن (ʔarkun)) (countable)

  1. the intersection of two surfaces or edges, a corner
    1. a faraway, remote, or secluded place; a nook
  2. an object that joins two surfaces at a point, a cornerstone
    1. a fundamental idea, doctrine, or act
      أَرْكَانُ الْإِسْلَامِ الْخَمْسَةʔarkānu al-ʔislāmi l-ḵamsaThe Five Cornerstones of Islam.

Declension

Descendants

  • Aragonese: rincón
  • Catalan: racó
  • Spanish: rincón
  • Indonesian: rukin
  • Malay: rukun
  • Turkish: rükün

Verb

رَكَنَ (rakana) I (non-past يَرْكُنُ (yarkunu), verbal noun رَكْن (rakn) or رُكُون (rukūn))
رَكِنَ (rakina) I (non-past يَرْكَنُ (yarkanu), verbal noun رَكْن (rakn) or رُكُون (rukūn))

  1. (obsolete) to incline to, to lean upon
    Synonym: مَالَ (māla)
  2. (figurative) to rely upon, to trust, to lean upon
    Synonyms: اِسْتَنَدَ (istanada), اِعْتَمَدَ (iʕtamada)
  3. (figurative) to seek comfort in, to be lulled by, to keep to

Conjugation

Verb

رَكَنَ (rakana) I (non-past يَرْكِنُ (yarkinu), verbal noun رَكْن (rakn))

  1. to park

Conjugation

Verb

رَكُنَ (rakuna) I (non-past يَرْكُنُ (yarkunu), verbal noun رَكَانَة (rakāna) or رُكُونَة (rukūna))

  1. to be dignified and respectful

Conjugation

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ك ن
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُكْن (rukn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ركن (rukunf (construct state رُكْن (rukn), plural أَرْكان (ʔarkān))

  1. corner

Etymology 2

From the root ر ك ن (r-k-n); “to leave”.

Pronunciation

Verb

ركن (rakan) I (non-past يِرْكُن (yirkun))

  1. to park a vehicle.
    Synonym: وَقَّف (waggaf)
    رَكَن السيارة
    rakan al-sayyāra
    He parked the car
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ركن (rakan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ركنت (rakant) ركنت (rakant) ركن (rakan) ركننا (rakanna) ركنتوا (rakantu) ركنوا (rakanu)
f ركنتي (rakanti) ركنت (rakanat)
non-past m أركن (ʔarkun) تركن (tirkun) يركن (yirkun) نركن (nirkun) تركنوا (tirkunu) يركنوا (yirkunu)
f تركني (tirkuni) تركن (tirkun)
imperative m اركن (arkun) اركنوا (arkunu)
f اركني (arkuni)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ك ن
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.kan/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

ركن (rakan) I (present بركن (birkin))

  1. to park (a vehicle)
    Synonym: صفّ (ṣaff)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ركن (rakan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ركنت (rakant) ركنت (rakant) ركن (rakan) ركننا (rakanna) ركنتو (rakantu) ركنو (rakanu)
f ركنتي (rakanti) ركنت (raknat)
present m بركن (barkin) بتركن (btirkin) بركن (birkin) منركن (mnirkin) بتركنو (btirkinu) بركنو (birkinu)
f بتركني (btirkini) بتركن (btirkin)
subjunctive m أركن (ʔarkin) تركن (tirkin) يركن (yirkin) نركن (nirkin) تركنو (tirkinu) يركنو (yirkinu)
f تركني (tirkini) تركن (tirkin)
imperative m اركن (irkin) اركنو (irkinu)
f اركني (irkini)