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arkan¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

noun rukn

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

arkan²

Where it comes from

From Turkic languages: Turkish urgan (“lasso, tether”), Crimean Tatar arqan (“rope”).

noun

  1. A Ukrainian folk dance.

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"arkan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arkan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arkan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arkan

Chicago

"arkan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arkan.

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@misc{arkan_2026,
  title = {arkan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arkan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}