مكان
Root: كان
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
مكان makān pl. امكنة amkina, اماكن amākin2 place where one is or stands; place, site, spot, location; passage (in a book); locality, locale; seat, place (e.g., in a railroad compartment); position, standing, rank, dignity; importance, consequence, weight; space (philos.); presence; situation, conditions, circumstances; مكان makāna in the place of, in lieu of, instead of │ لو كنت مكانك lau kuntu makānaka if I were in your place, if I were you; مكانه makānahū on the spot, at once; مكانك makānak stop! في كل مكان everywhere; اخلى مكانا (aklā) to make room; احتل مكانا مكينا (ihtalla) to have or hold a strong, powerful position; هو من الشجاعة بمكان (šajā‘a) he is 847 extremely brave; ذلك من الأهمية بمكان (ahammīyah) that is of considerable importance; هاته النظرية من الضعف بمكان (naẓarīya, ḍu‘f) this theory is rather weak; مكان الشيء من نفسه (nafsihī) the importance of s.th. for s.o., the place that s.th. has in s.o.’s mind; مكان الحديث site of action, scene of the crime, locus delicti; ظرف المكان ẓarf al-m. adverb of place (gram.); اماكن وعرة (wa‘ra) difficult terrain, rugged country
Entry 2
مكان pl. امكنة, اماكن and مكانة see كون
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