qanun
See also: qanûn
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
Noun edit
qanun (plural qanuns)
- (music) 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.
- 2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times[1]:
- WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
musical instrument
References edit
- "kanoon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn), ultimately Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qanun (definite accusative qanunu, plural qanunlar)
- law
- qanunu pozmaq ― to break the law
- qanuna əməl/riayət etmək ― to follow/obey the law
- qanun qəbul etmək ― to pass a law
- qanun çıxarmaq ― to make a law
- qanunu ləğv etmək ― to abolish the law
- qanun bizdən bunu tələb edir ― this is required from us by the law
- qanun çərçivəsində işləmək ― to operate within the framework of law
- Bir dəfə qanun çıxarmışdılar ki, daha ölmək olmaz, qadağandır. Qanun tez-tez pozulurdu və axırda onu ləğv etdilər.
- Once they made a law that dying isn't allowed anymore, it's prohibited. The law was often violated and at the end they abolished it.
- statute
- (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.
Declension edit
| Declension of qanun | ||||||||
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| singular | plural | |||||||
| nominative | qanun |
qanunlar | ||||||
| definite accusative | qanunu |
qanunları | ||||||
| dative | qanuna |
qanunlara | ||||||
| locative | qanunda |
qanunlarda | ||||||
| ablative | qanundan |
qanunlardan | ||||||
| definite genitive | qanunun |
qanunların | ||||||
Derived terms edit
- qanuni (“legal”)
- qanunilik (“legality, lawfulness, legitimacy”)
- qanuniləşmək (“to legalize”, intr.)
- qanuniləşdirmək (“to legalize”, tr.)
- qanunsuz (“illegal”)
- qanunsuzluq (“lawlessness”)
- qanunsuzlaşmaq (“to become criminalized”)
- qanunsuzlaşdırmaq (“to criminalize”, tr.)
- qanunverici (“legislative; lawmaker”)
- qanunvericilik (“legislation; law-making”)
- qanunverici hakimiyyət (“legislature”)
- qanunauyğun (“regular, appropriate, natural”)
- qanunauyğunluq (“regularity, pattern, rule”)
- qanunazidd (“illegal”)
- qanunnamə (“code, body of laws”)
- qanunpozan (“offender, lawbreaker”)
- qanunun aliliyi (“rule of law”)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qanun
- law, code
- (Islam) laws established by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the body of administrative, economic and criminal law, especially promulgated by Ottoman sultans, in contrast to sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists.
- (law) laws established by Aceh autonomous provincial government and the regencies or cities government under it as local law which govern the both governments and society in Aceh.
Alternative forms edit
- kanun: nonstandard Indonesian, Standard Malay
Noun edit
qanun
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “qanun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese edit
| Root |
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| q-n-n |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
qanun m (plural qwienen)