qanun
See also: qanûn
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
Noun
editqanun (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
editTranslations
editmusical instrument
References
edit- "kanoon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.
Azerbaijani
editEtymology
editAncient Greek κανών (kanṓn), ultimately Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editqanun (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
editDeclension 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
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editqanun
- 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
editqanun
Related terms
editFurther 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 of Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese
editRoot |
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q-n-n |
1 term |
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editqanun m (plural qwienen)
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