Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
د ك ن (d k n)
2 terms

Derived from the active participle of دَكِنَ (dakina, to be or become dark-colored).

Adjective

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دَاكِن (dākin) (feminine دَاكِنَة (dākina), masculine plural دَاكِنُونَ (dākinūna), feminine plural دَاكِنَات (dākināt))

  1. dark (in color)
    Synonyms: أَدْكَن (ʔadkan), غَامِق (ḡāmiq)
    Antonym: فَاتِح (fātiḥ)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دكن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN