قانون

Arabic

Root
ق ن ن‎ (q-n-n)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Treated as if from the root ق ن ن‎ (q-n-n). Compare قَنَّنَ‎ (qannana, “to legalise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaː.nuːn/

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Noun

قَانُون • (qānūn) m (plural قَوَانِين‎ (qawānīn))

1. (law) canon
2. (religion) canon

   ‏قانون الكتاب المقدس‎ ― The Canon of the Bible

3. axiom, norm, regulation, basic rule, established principle, canon

   ‏الْقَانُون فِي الطِّبّ‎ ― al-qānūn fī ṭ-ṭibb ― The Canon of Medicine

4. statute, precept, ordinance
5. law, code
6. tax
7. (music) qanun, kanoon, or ganoun (a musical instrument similar to a zither)

Declension

Declension of noun قَانُون (qānūn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَانُون qānūn	الْقَانُون‎ al-qānūn	قَانُون qānūn
Nominative	قَانُونٌ qānūnun	الْقَانُونُ‎ al-qānūnu	قَانُونُ qānūnu
Accusative	قَانُونًا‎ qānūnan	الْقَانُونَ‎ al-qānūna	قَانُونَ qānūna
Genitive	قَانُونٍ qānūnin	الْقَانُونِ‎ al-qānūni	قَانُونِ qānūni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَانُونَيْن‎ qānūnayn	الْقَانُونَيْن‎ al-qānūnayn	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Nominative	قَانُونَانِ‎ qānūnāni	الْقَانُونَانِ‎ al-qānūnāni	قَانُونَا‎ qānūnā
Accusative	قَانُونَيْنِ‎ qānūnayni	الْقَانُونَيْنِ‎ al-qānūnayni	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Genitive	قَانُونَيْنِ‎ qānūnayni	الْقَانُونَيْنِ‎ al-qānūnayni	قَانُونَيْ‎ qānūnay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَوَانِين‎ qawānīn	الْقَوَانِين‎ al-qawānīn	قَوَانِين‎ qawānīn
Nominative	قَوَانِينُ‎ qawānīnu	الْقَوَانِينُ‎ al-qawānīnu	قَوَانِينُ‎ qawānīnu
Accusative	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna	الْقَوَانِينَ‎ al-qawānīna	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna
Genitive	قَوَانِينَ‎ qawānīna	الْقَوَانِينِ‎ al-qawānīni	قَوَانِينِ‎ qawānīni

Synonyms

• (law): نَامُوس‎ (nāmūs), شَرِيعَة‎ (šarīʕa)

Derived terms

• قَانُونِيّ‎ (qānūniyy)
• قَانُونِيَّة‎ (qānūniyya)

Related terms

• قَنَّنَ‎ (qannana)
  • تَقْنِين‎ (taqnīn)
  • مُقَنِّن‎ (muqannin)
  • مُقَنَّن‎ (muqannan)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qanun
• → Bashkir: ҡанун (qanun)
• → Malay: kanun
• → Middle Armenian: ղանոն (ġanon)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قانون‎ (see there for further descendants)
• → Persian: قانون‎ (qânun) (see there for further descendants)
• → Turkmen: kanun
• → Uyghur: قانۇن‎ (qanun)
• → Uzbek: qonun

Brahui

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

قانون (kānūn)

1. law

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Noun

قانون • (kanun) (accusative definite قانونی‎ (kanunu), plural قوانین‎ (kavanin) or قوانلر‎ (kanunlar))

1. law (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
2. (music) qanun (a type of dulcimer)

Descendants

• Turkish: kanun
• → Albanian: kanun
• → Armenian: քանոն (kʿanon)
  • → English: kanon
• → English: qanun

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قانون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 938
• Mallouf, Nassif (1867), “قانون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 958
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قانون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1425

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑː.ˈnuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [qɑː.núːn]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [qɑː.núːn]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [qɔː.núːn]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [qɒː.núːn]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [qɔ.nún]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [قانُون]‎

Iranian: [غانون]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	qānūn
Dari reading?	qānūn
Iranian reading?	ğânun
Tajik reading?	qonun

Noun

Dari	قانون
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қонун

قانون • (qânun) (plural قانون‌ها‎ (qânun-hâ) or قوانین‎ (qavânin))

1. law
2. statute
3. rule

Derived terms

• قانونی‎ (qânuni)
• قانون‌گذار‎ (qânun-gozâr)
• قانون‌گذاری‎ (qânun-gozâri)

Descendants

• → Assamese: কানুন (kanun)
• → Bengali: কানুন (kanun)
• → Gujarati: કાનૂન (kānūn)
• → Hindi: क़ानून (qānūn)
• → Northern Kurdish: qanûn
• → Central Kurdish: قانوون‎ (qanûn)
• → Punjabi: ਕਨੂੰਨ (kanū̃nă)
• → Santali: ᱠᱟᱹᱱᱩᱱ (kănun)
• → Urdu: قانون‎ (qānūn)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑːnuːnʊ]

Noun

قانون (qānūnu) m (Devanagari क़ानूनु)

1. law, rule

References

• “قانون”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary (in English), University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قانون‎ (qānūn), from Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn). Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑː.nuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: قا‧نُون

Noun

قانون • (qānūn) m (formal plural قوانین‎ (qvānen), Hindi spelling क़ानून)

1. law, rule, statute, ordinance

Related terms

• قانونی‎ (qānūnī)