arkan

See also: arcán, arcan, and arçan

English

Etymology 1

(Islamic term) Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

Noun

arkan pl (normally plural, singular rukn)

1. (Islam) The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.

Etymology 2

(dance) from Turkic languages: "lasso", "tether" (tr:urgan), "rope" (arqan)

Noun

arkan

1. A Ukrainian folk dance

Anagrams

• Karna, Narka

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arcanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aʁˈkaːn]
• Hyphenation: ar‧kan

• Audio:

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Adjective

arkan (strong nominative masculine singular arkaner, not comparable)

1. arcane

Declension

Positive forms of arkan (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist arkan	sie ist arkan	es ist arkan	sie sind arkan
strong declension (without article)	nominative	arkaner	arkane	arkanes	arkane
	genitive	arkanen	arkaner	arkanen	arkaner
	dative	arkanem	arkaner	arkanem	arkanen
	accusative	arkanen	arkane	arkanes	arkane
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der arkane	die arkane	das arkane	die arkanen
	genitive	des arkanen	der arkanen	des arkanen	der arkanen
	dative	dem arkanen	der arkanen	dem arkanen	den arkanen
	accusative	den arkanen	die arkane	das arkane	die arkanen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein arkaner	eine arkane	ein arkanes	(keine) arkanen
	genitive	eines arkanen	einer arkanen	eines arkanen	(keiner) arkanen
	dative	einem arkanen	einer arkanen	einem arkanen	(keinen) arkanen
	accusative	einen arkanen	eine arkane	ein arkanes	(keine) arkanen

Further reading

• “arkan” in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.kan/
• Rhymes: -arkan
• Syllabification: ar‧kan

Noun

arkan m inan

1. lasso

   Synonym: lasso

Declension

Declension of arkan

	singular	plural
nominative	arkan	arkany
genitive	arkanu	arkanów
dative	arkanowi	arkanom
accusative	arkan	arkany
instrumental	arkanem	arkanami
locative	arkanie	arkanach
vocative	arkanie	arkany

Further reading

• arkan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arkan in Polish dictionaries at PWN