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Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مَكَان (makān, “place”).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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makān
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Dari reading?
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makān
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Iranian reading?
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makân
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Tajik reading?
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makon
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Noun
Dari
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مکان
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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макон
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مکان • (makân) (plural مکانها (makân-hâ) or اماکن (amâken))
- place, location, position
- Synonyms: جا (jâ), محل (mahall)
- status, dignity
- Synonym: منزلت (manzelat)
Inflection
Enclitic-attached forms of مکان (makân) (Iranian Persian)
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Basic forms of مکان (makân)
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singular
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plural
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bare
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مکان (makân)
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مکانها (makân) مکانا △ (makânấ)
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definitive direct object
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مکان را (makân râ) مکان رو △ (makâno)
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مکانها را (makân) مکانا رو △ (makânấ ro)
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ezâfe
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مکان (makân-e)
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مکانهای (makân) مکانای △ (makânấ-ye)
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marked indefinite or relative definite
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مکانی (makân-i)
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مکانهایی (makân) مکانایی △ (makânấi)
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△ Colloquial.
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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَکَان (makān), Ultimately from Arabic مَكَان (makān)
Pronunciation
Noun
مَکان • (makān) m (Hindi spelling मकान)
- house
- Synonym: گھر (ghar)
- space
References
- “مکان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مکان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.