مكان

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مكان

/ma.kaːn/

Rhymes with -aːn

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Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna). Cognate with Hebrew מָכוֹן (mɔḵōn) and Ge'ez መካን (mäkan).

noun مَكَان · makān · أَمْكِنَة · أَمَاكِن · الْمَكَان

place, location, position
Similar: مَكَانَة, مَوْضِع, مَقَام
status, dignity
Similar: مَكَانَة, مَنْزِلَة, شَأْن
in place of ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّى عَفَوْا

In English

space physical extent in two or three dimensions
location place
position place, location
place any area of the earth
in place of in place of

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"مكان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مكان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}