شكون

See also: سكون

Arabic

Verb

شَكَوْنَ • (šakawna) (form I) /ʃa.kaw.na/

  1. third-person feminine plural past active of شَكَا (šakā)

Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃkuːn/

Pronoun

شْكُون (škūn)

  1. (interrogative) who?

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْء كَوْن (ʔayyu šayʔ kawn, literally what thing being).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃkuːn/
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Adverb

شكون • (škūn) (oblique form من (man))

  1. (interrogative) who?
    Synonym: أشكون (ʔaškūn)

Usage notes

شكون (škūn) is used when the referred person is the subject, otherwise من (man) is used.