qanun
See also: qanûn
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.
NounEdit
qanun (plural qanuns)
- (music) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
- 2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times[1]:
- WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
musical instrument
ReferencesEdit
- "kanoon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.
AzerbaijaniEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
qanun (definite accusative qanunu, plural qanunlar)
- law
- qanunu pozmaq ― to break the law
- qanuna əməl/riayət etmək ― to follow/obey the law
- qanun qəbul etmək ― to pass a law
- qanun çıxarmaq ― to make a law
- qanunu ləğv etmək ― to abolish the law
- qanun bizdən bunu tələb edir ― this is required from us by the law
- qanun çərçivəsində işləmək ― to operate within the framework of law
- Bir dəfə qanun çıxarmışdılar ki, daha ölmək olmaz, qadağandır. Qanun tez-tez pozulurdu və axırda onu ləğv etdilər.
- Once they made a law that dying isn't allowed anymore, it's prohibited. The law was often violated and at the end they abolished it.
- statute
- (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of qanun | ||||||||
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| singular | plural | |||||||
| nominative | qanun |
qanunlar | ||||||
| definite accusative | qanunu |
qanunları | ||||||
| dative | qanuna |
qanunlara | ||||||
| locative | qanunda |
qanunlarda | ||||||
| ablative | qanundan |
qanunlardan | ||||||
| definite genitive | qanunun |
qanunların | ||||||
Derived termsEdit
- qanuni (“legal”)
- qanunilik (“legality, lawfulness, legitimacy”)
- qanuniləşmək (“to legalize”, intr.)
- qanuniləşdirmək (“to legalize”, tr.)
- qanunsuz (“illegal”)
- qanunsuzluq (“lawlessness”)
- qanunsuzlaşmaq (“to become criminalized”)
- qanunsuzlaşdırmaq (“to criminalize”, tr.)
- qanunverici (“legislative; lawmaker”)
- qanunvericilik (“legislation; law-making”)
- qanunverici hakimiyyət (“legislature”)
- qanunauyğun (“regular, appropriate, natural”)
- qanunauyğunluq (“regularity, pattern, rule”)
- qanunazidd (“illegal”)
- qanunnamə (“code, body of laws”)
- qanunpozan (“offender, lawbreaker”)
- qanunun aliliyi (“rule of law”)
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
qanun
- law, code
- (Islam) laws established by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the body of administrative, economic and criminal law, especially promulgated by Ottoman sultans, in contrast to sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists.
- (law) laws established by Aceh autonomous provincial government and the regencies or cities government under it as local law which govern the both governments and society in Aceh.
Alternative formsEdit
- kanun: nonstandard Indonesian, Standard Malay
NounEdit
qanun
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “qanun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
MalteseEdit
| Root |
|---|
| q-n-n |
| 1 term |
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
qanun m (plural qwienen)