arkan

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

Noun

arkan pl (normally plural, singular rukn)

  1. (Islam) The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.

Etymology 2

From Turkic languages: "lasso", "tether" (tr:urgan), "rope" (arqan).

Noun

arkan

  1. A Ukrainian folk dance

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arcanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ar‧kan
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

arkan (strong nominative masculine singular arkaner, not comparable)

  1. arcane

Declension

Positive forms of arkan (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist arkan sie ist arkan es ist arkan sie sind arkan
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative arkaner arkane arkanes arkane
genitive arkanen arkaner arkanen arkaner
dative arkanem arkaner arkanem arkanen
accusative arkanen arkane arkanes arkane
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der arkane die arkane das arkane die arkanen
genitive des arkanen der arkanen des arkanen der arkanen
dative dem arkanen der arkanen dem arkanen den arkanen
accusative den arkanen die arkane das arkane die arkanen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein arkaner eine arkane ein arkanes (keine) arkanen
genitive eines arkanen einer arkanen eines arkanen (keiner) arkanen
dative einem arkanen einer arkanen einem arkanen (keinen) arkanen
accusative einen arkanen eine arkane ein arkanes (keine) arkanen

Further reading

  • “arkan” in Duden online

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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arkan sense 1
arkan sense 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈar.kan/
  • Rhymes: -arkan
  • Syllabification: ar‧kan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Turkic.

Noun

arkan m inan

  2. lasso, lazo (long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses)
    Synonym: lasso
Declension
Declension of arkan
singular plural
nominative arkan arkany
genitive arkanu arkanów
dative arkanowi arkanom
accusative arkan arkany
instrumental arkanem arkanami
locative arkanie arkanach
vocative arkanie arkany

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ukrainian арка́н (arkán).

Noun

arkan m inan

  2. arkan (popular circle dance of the Ukrainian Hutsul people (from Hutsulshchyna, southwestern Ukraine))
Declension
Declension of arkan
singular
nominative arkan
genitive arkanu
dative arkanowi
accusative arkan
instrumental arkanem
locative arkanie
vocative arkanie

Further reading

  • arkan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • arkan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • arkan in PWN's encyclopedia
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