كأن

العربية

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كأن

/ka.ʔan.na/

Where it comes from

From كَ (ka) + أَنَّ (ʔanna).

conjunction كَأَنَّ · kaʔanna · كَأَنَّنِي · كَأَنَّنَا

as if

conjunction كَأَنْ · kaʔan

as if فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَنْ لَمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

In English

as if as though
as though as to suggest that

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MLA

"كأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

كأن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D9%86

Chicago

"كأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D9%86.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كأن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}