qanun
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qanun
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From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
noun qanuns · canon · canun · kanoon · kanon · kanun
- A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges. WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.
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Talk about this word "qanun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qanun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. qanun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qanun "qanun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qanun.Cite this
@misc{qanun_2026,
title = {qanun},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qanun},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
