مكانة
See also: مݣانة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ك و ن (k-w-n) |
Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna, “to be”).
Noun edit
مَكَانَة • (makāna) f (plural مَكَانَات (makānāt))
- place, location, position
- post, office
- status, dignity, power, good circumstances
- considerateness, steadiness, sedateness
- intention, purpose
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَكَانَة (makāna)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَكَانَة makāna |
الْمَكَانَة al-makāna |
مَكَانَة makānat |
| Nominative | مَكَانَةٌ makānatun |
الْمَكَانَةُ al-makānatu |
مَكَانَةُ makānatu |
| Accusative | مَكَانَةً makānatan |
الْمَكَانَةَ al-makānata |
مَكَانَةَ makānata |
| Genitive | مَكَانَةٍ makānatin |
الْمَكَانَةِ al-makānati |
مَكَانَةِ makānati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَكَانَتَيْن makānatayn |
الْمَكَانَتَيْن al-makānatayn |
مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay |
| Nominative | مَكَانَتَانِ makānatāni |
الْمَكَانَتَانِ al-makānatāni |
مَكَانَتَا makānatā |
| Accusative | مَكَانَتَيْنِ makānatayni |
الْمَكَانَتَيْنِ al-makānatayni |
مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay |
| Genitive | مَكَانَتَيْنِ makānatayni |
الْمَكَانَتَيْنِ al-makānatayni |
مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَكَانَات makānāt |
الْمَكَانَات al-makānāt |
مَكَانَات makānāt |
| Nominative | مَكَانَاتٌ makānātun |
الْمَكَانَاتُ al-makānātu |
مَكَانَاتُ makānātu |
| Accusative | مَكَانَاتٍ makānātin |
الْمَكَانَاتِ al-makānāti |
مَكَانَاتِ makānāti |
| Genitive | مَكَانَاتٍ makānātin |
الْمَكَانَاتِ al-makānāti |
مَكَانَاتِ makānāti |
Synonyms edit
- (place, location, position): مَكَان (makān), مَوْضِع (mawḍiʕ)
- (status, dignity): مَكَان (makān), مَنْزِلَة (manzila), شَأْن (šaʔn)
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مكانة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Moroccan Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Persian پنگان (pengân, “water clock”); compare Tunisian Arabic منڨالة (mungāla).