ممكن

See also: ممکن

Arabic

Root
م ك ن (m k n)
8 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana, “to be possible”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mum.kin/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

مُمْكِن • (mumkin) (feminine مُمْكِنَة (mumkina), masculine plural مُمْكِنُونَ (mumkinūna), feminine plural مُمْكِنَات (mumkināt))

  1. possible
    Antonyms: مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl), مُحَال (muḥāl)
    غَيْر مُمْكِن ― ḡayr mumkin ― impossible
    مِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ أَنْ ― mina al-mumkini ʔan ― it's possible that, maybe
    فِي هَذِهِ الظُّرُوف، مِن الْمُمْكِن أَن نَتَأَخَّر قَلِيلًا.
    fī haḏihi ẓ-ẓurūf, min al-mumkin ʔan nataʔaḵḵar qalīlan.
    In these circumstances, it is possible that we may be a little late.

Declension

Declension of adjective مُمْكِن (mumkin)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُمْكِن
mumkin 		الْمُمْكِن
al-mumkin 		مُمْكِنَة
mumkina 		الْمُمْكِنَة
al-mumkina
nominative مُمْكِنٌ
mumkinun 		الْمُمْكِنُ
al-mumkinu 		مُمْكِنَةٌ
mumkinatun 		الْمُمْكِنَةُ
al-mumkinatu
accusative مُمْكِنًا
mumkinan 		الْمُمْكِنَ
al-mumkina 		مُمْكِنَةً
mumkinatan 		الْمُمْكِنَةَ
al-mumkinata
genitive مُمْكِنٍ
mumkinin 		الْمُمْكِنِ
al-mumkini 		مُمْكِنَةٍ
mumkinatin 		الْمُمْكِنَةِ
al-mumkinati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُمْكِنَيْن
mumkinayn 		الْمُمْكِنَيْن
al-mumkinayn 		مُمْكِنَتَيْن
mumkinatayn 		الْمُمْكِنَتَيْن
al-mumkinatayn
nominative مُمْكِنَانِ
mumkināni 		الْمُمْكِنَانِ
al-mumkināni 		مُمْكِنَتَانِ
mumkinatāni 		الْمُمْكِنَتَانِ
al-mumkinatāni
accusative مُمْكِنَيْنِ
mumkinayni 		الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ
al-mumkinayni 		مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
mumkinatayni 		الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
al-mumkinatayni
genitive مُمْكِنَيْنِ
mumkinayni 		الْمُمْكِنَيْنِ
al-mumkinayni 		مُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
mumkinatayni 		الْمُمْكِنَتَيْنِ
al-mumkinatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُمْكِنِين
mumkinīn 		الْمُمْكِنِين
al-mumkinīn 		مُمْكِنَات
mumkināt 		الْمُمْكِنَات
al-mumkināt
nominative مُمْكِنُونَ
mumkinūna 		الْمُمْكِنُونَ
al-mumkinūna 		مُمْكِنَاتٌ
mumkinātun 		الْمُمْكِنَاتُ
al-mumkinātu
accusative مُمْكِنِينَ
mumkinīna 		الْمُمْكِنِينَ
al-mumkinīna 		مُمْكِنَاتٍ
mumkinātin 		الْمُمْكِنَاتِ
al-mumkināti
genitive مُمْكِنِينَ
mumkinīna 		الْمُمْكِنِينَ
al-mumkinīna 		مُمْكِنَاتٍ
mumkinātin 		الْمُمْكِنَاتِ
al-mumkināti

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Adjective

ممكن • (mümkin)

  1. possible, potential
    Synonyms: اولاسی (olası), محتمل (muhtemel)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ك ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mum.kin/, [ˈmʊm.kɪn]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

ممكن • (mumken) (feminine ممكنة (mumkine))

  1. possible
    Synonym: جائز (jāʔez)
    Antonym: مستحيل (mustaḥīl)
  2. (by extension) -able
    هادا ممكن نقله
    hāda mumken naʔlo
    It's portable.
    (literally, “Its movement is possible.”)

Adverb

ممكن • (mumken)

  1. can, may
    Synonyms: زبط (ẓabaṭ), نفع (nafaʕ)
    ممكن آجي بكرة؟ ― mumken ʔāji bukra ― Can I come tomorrow?

See also

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