كان
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كان¹
- /kaː.na/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *kawan- (“to be or exist in a place”).
verb كَانَ · kāna · يَكُونُ · كَوْن · كِيَان · كَيْنُونَة
- to be
- forms the past perfect, past continuous, future perfect and future continuous tenses كَانَ (قَدْ) فَعَلَ
- to exist, to be, there be وَإِنْ كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ
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to behove
وَلَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُمْ مَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَٰذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَٰذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ
Similar: يَنْبَغِي
- to happen, to occur, to take place
كان²
Where it comes from
From French Caen, q.v.
proper noun كَان · kān
- Caen (a city in France)
كان³
Where it comes from
From French Cannes, q.v.
proper noun كَان · kān
- Cannes (a city in France)
In English
Talk about this word "كان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. كان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86 "كان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86.Cite this
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