مكنة

Arabic

Root
م ك ن (m k n)
8 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muk.na/

Noun

مُكْنَة • (mukna) f (plural مُكُنَات (mukunāt) or مُكْنَات (muknāt))

capability, capacity, ability, strength

Declension

Declension of noun **مُكْنَة** (mukna)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُكْنَة mukna	الْمُكْنَة al-mukna	مُكْنَة muknat
nominative	مُكْنَةٌ muknatun	الْمُكْنَةُ al-muknatu	مُكْنَةُ muknatu
accusative	مُكْنَةً muknatan	الْمُكْنَةَ al-muknata	مُكْنَةَ muknata
genitive	مُكْنَةٍ muknatin	الْمُكْنَةِ al-muknati	مُكْنَةِ muknati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُكْنَتَيْن muknatayn	الْمُكْنَتَيْن al-muknatayn	مُكْنَتَيْ muknatay
nominative	مُكْنَتَانِ muknatāni	الْمُكْنَتَانِ al-muknatāni	مُكْنَتَا muknatā
accusative	مُكْنَتَيْنِ muknatayni	الْمُكْنَتَيْنِ al-muknatayni	مُكْنَتَيْ muknatay
genitive	مُكْنَتَيْنِ muknatayni	الْمُكْنَتَيْنِ al-muknatayni	مُكْنَتَيْ muknatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُكُنَات‎; مُكْنَات mukunāt‎; muknāt	الْمُكُنَات‎; الْمُكْنَات al-mukunāt‎; al-muknāt	مُكُنَات‎; مُكْنَات mukunāt‎; muknāt
nominative	مُكُنَاتٌ‎; مُكْنَاتٌ mukunātun‎; muknātun	الْمُكُنَاتُ‎; الْمُكْنَاتُ al-mukunātu‎; al-muknātu	مُكُنَاتُ‎; مُكْنَاتُ mukunātu‎; muknātu
accusative	مُكُنَاتٍ‎; مُكْنَاتٍ mukunātin‎; muknātin	الْمُكُنَاتِ‎; الْمُكْنَاتِ al-mukunāti‎; al-muknāti	مُكُنَاتِ‎; مُكْنَاتِ mukunāti‎; muknāti
genitive	مُكُنَاتٍ‎; مُكْنَاتٍ mukunātin‎; muknātin	الْمُكُنَاتِ‎; الْمُكْنَاتِ al-mukunāti‎; al-muknāti	مُكُنَاتِ‎; مُكْنَاتِ mukunāti‎; muknāti

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: مكنت (miknet)
- Turkish: miknet

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian macchina. Compare Egyptian Arabic مكنة (makana).

Noun

مكنة • (makana) f (plural مكنات (makanāt))

motor, engine

References

Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 94
Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 810

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

مكنه (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian macchina. Cognate with Chadian Arabic مكنة (makana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ka.na/, [ˈmækɜnɜ]

Noun

مكنة • (makana) f (plural مكن (makan))

machine
(informal)
1. motorcycle
  Synonym: موتوسيكل (mutusikl)
2. motorized tricycle
  Synonym: تروسيكل (tirusikl)
3. engine
  Synonym: مطور (maṭūr)