ركن

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rukn/

Noun

رُكْن • (rukn) m (plural أَرْكَان (ʔarkān) or أَرْكُن (ʔarkun)) (countable)

1. the intersection of two surfaces or edges, a corner
   1. a faraway, remote, or secluded place; a nook
2. an object that joins two surfaces at a point, a cornerstone
   1. a fundamental idea, doctrine, or act

      أَرْكَانُ الْإِسْلَامِ الْخَمْسَة ― ʔarkānu al-ʔislāmi l-ḵamsa ― The Five Cornerstones of Islam.

Declension

Declension of noun رُكْن (rukn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُكْن rukn	الرُّكْن ar-rukn	رُكْن rukn
Nominative	رُكْنٌ ruknun	الرُّكْنُ ar-ruknu	رُكْنُ ruknu
Accusative	رُكْنًا ruknan	الرُّكْنَ ar-rukna	رُكْنَ rukna
Genitive	رُكْنٍ ruknin	الرُّكْنِ ar-rukni	رُكْنِ rukni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُكْنَيْن ruknayn	الرُّكْنَيْن ar-ruknayn	رُكْنَيْ ruknay
Nominative	رُكْنَانِ ruknāni	الرُّكْنَانِ ar-ruknāni	رُكْنَا ruknā
Accusative	رُكْنَيْنِ ruknayni	الرُّكْنَيْنِ ar-ruknayni	رُكْنَيْ ruknay
Genitive	رُكْنَيْنِ ruknayni	الرُّكْنَيْنِ ar-ruknayni	رُكْنَيْ ruknay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْكَان‎; أَرْكُن ʔarkān‎; ʔarkun	الْأَرْكَان‎; الْأَرْكُن al-ʔarkān‎; al-ʔarkun	أَرْكَان‎; أَرْكُن ʔarkān‎; ʔarkun
Nominative	أَرْكَانٌ‎; أَرْكُنٌ ʔarkānun‎; ʔarkunun	الْأَرْكَانُ‎; الْأَرْكُنُ al-ʔarkānu‎; al-ʔarkunu	أَرْكَانُ‎; أَرْكُنُ ʔarkānu‎; ʔarkunu
Accusative	أَرْكَانًا‎; أَرْكُنًا ʔarkānan‎; ʔarkunan	الْأَرْكَانَ‎; الْأَرْكُنَ al-ʔarkāna‎; al-ʔarkuna	أَرْكَانَ‎; أَرْكُنَ ʔarkāna‎; ʔarkuna
Genitive	أَرْكَانٍ‎; أَرْكُنٍ ʔarkānin‎; ʔarkunin	الْأَرْكَانِ‎; الْأَرْكُنِ al-ʔarkāni‎; al-ʔarkuni	أَرْكَانِ‎; أَرْكُنِ ʔarkāni‎; ʔarkuni

Descendants

• → Spanish: rincón

References

• “ركن” in Almaany

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ك ن
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُكْن (rukn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rukun/

Noun

ركن • (rukun) f (construct state رُكْن (rukn), plural أَرْكان (ʔarkān))

1. corner

Etymology 2

From the root ر ك ن (r-k-n); “to leave”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rakan/

Verb

ركن • (rakan) I (non-past يِرْكُن (yirkun))

1. to park a vehicle.

   Synonym: وَقَّف (waggaf)

   رَكَن السيارة

   rakan al-sayyāra

   He parked the car

Conjugation

Conjugation of ركن (rakan)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ركنت (rakant)	ركنت (rakant)	ركن (rakan)		ركننا (rakanna)	ركنتوا (rakantu)	ركنوا (rakanu)
	f		ركنتي (rakanti)	ركنت (rakanat)
non-past	m	أركن (ʔarkun)	تركن (tirkun)	يركن (yirkun)		نركن (nirkun)	تركنوا (tirkunu)	يركنوا (yirkunu)
	f		تركني (tirkuni)	تركن (tirkun)
imperative	m		اركن (arkun)				اركنوا (arkunu)
	f		اركني (arkuni)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ك ن
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.kan/, [ˈra.kan]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

ركن • (rakan) I (present بركن (birkin))

1. to park (a vehicle)

   Synonym: صفّ (ṣaff)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ركن (rakan)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ركنت (rakant)	ركنت (rakant)	ركن (rakan)		ركننا (rakanna)	ركنتو (rakantu)	ركنو (rakanu)
	f		ركنتي (rakanti)	ركنت (raknat)
present	m	بركن (barkin)	بتركن (btirkin)	بركن (birkin)		منركن (mnirkin)	بتركنو (btirkinu)	بركنو (birkinu)
	f		بتركني (btirkini)	بتركن (btirkin)
subjunctive	m	أركن (ʔarkin)	تركن (tirkin)	يركن (yirkin)		نركن (nirkin)	تركنو (tirkinu)	يركنو (yirkinu)
	f		تركني (tirkini)	تركن (tirkin)
imperative	m		اركن (irkin)				اركنو (irkinu)
	f		اركني (irkini)