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بكان

Sudanese Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَكَان (makān). For the M -> B change, compare سناب (sanāb) from Arabic سَنَام (sanām) [1].

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بكان (bakān) m.

  1. place, location
    • 1978, Kitaab al Vahd aj Jadid‎[2], Bible Alliance Mission, Ru'ya [Revelation] 16:16:
      Wa lammoohum le_l bakaan al ismu be_l Vibraaniyya, Harmajadduun.
      And they brought them to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.

Descendants edit

  • Nubi: bakan

References edit

  1. ^ S. Hillelson (2011) Sudan Arabic Texts‎[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page xvii
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