كن

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ـكُنَّ (-kunnaf pl (enclitic form of أَنْتُنَّ (ʔantunna))

  1. you, your (feminine plural bound object pronoun)

Etymology 2

Root
ك ن ن (k n n)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

كَنَّ (kanna) I (non-past يَكُنُّ (yakunnu), verbal noun كَنّ (kann) or كُنُون (kunūn))

  1. to cover, to veil, to conceal, to hide
Conjugation

Noun

كَنّ (kannm

  1. verbal noun of كَنَّ (kanna) (form I)
Declension

Noun

كِنّ (kinnm (plural أَكْنَان (ʔaknān))

  1. veil, envelope, cover
  2. house, asylum, refuge
Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

كن (form I)

  1. كُنَّ (kunna) /kun.na/: inflection of كَانَ (kāna):
    1. third-person feminine plural past active
    2. second-person feminine plural imperative
  2. كُنْ (kun) /kun/: second-person masculine singular imperative of كَانَ (kāna)

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـكن (-kunpl

  1. Enclitic form of إنتو (ʔintu)
  2. you, your (plural)

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي (-i) ـي (-y)
2nd person m ـَك (-ak) ـك (-k) ـكُن (-kun)
f ـِك (-ek) ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه (-o) ـه (-h) ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna).

Conjunction

كنّـ (kinn-)

  1. as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Invariable form: كنه (kinno)

Usage notes

  • This preposition can be either used invariable in the form كنه (kinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

    Inflected forms of كن
Base form كنّـ (kinn-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person كنّي (kinni) كنّا (kinna)
2nd person كنّك (kinnak) كنّك (kinnek) كنكم (kinkom)
3rd person كنّه (kinno) كنها (kinha) كنهم (kinhom)

See also

  • إنـ (ʔinn-, that, conjunction)