arkan
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).
Noun
arkan pl (normally plural, singular rukn)
- (Islam) The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.
Etymology 2
From Turkic languages: "lasso", "tether" (tr:urgan), "rope" (arqan).
Noun
arkan
- A Ukrainian folk dance
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aʁˈkaːn]
- Hyphenation: ar‧kan
Audio: (file)
Adjective
arkan (strong nominative masculine singular arkaner, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of arkan (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist arkan | sie ist arkan | es ist arkan | sie sind arkan | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | arkaner | arkane | arkanes | arkane |
| genitive | arkanen | arkaner | arkanen | arkaner | |
| dative | arkanem | arkaner | arkanem | arkanen | |
| accusative | arkanen | arkane | arkanes | arkane | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der arkane | die arkane | das arkane | die arkanen |
| genitive | des arkanen | der arkanen | des arkanen | der arkanen | |
| dative | dem arkanen | der arkanen | dem arkanen | den arkanen | |
| accusative | den arkanen | die arkane | das arkane | die arkanen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein arkaner | eine arkane | ein arkanes | (keine) arkanen |
| genitive | eines arkanen | einer arkanen | eines arkanen | (keiner) arkanen | |
| dative | einem arkanen | einer arkanen | einem arkanen | (keinen) arkanen | |
| accusative | einen arkanen | eine arkane | ein arkanes | (keine) arkanen | |
Further reading
- “arkan” in Duden online
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.kan/
- Rhymes: -arkan
- Syllabification: ar‧kan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Turkic.
Noun
arkan m inan
- lasso, lazo (long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses)
- Synonym: lasso
Declension
Declension of arkan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ukrainian арка́н (arkán).
Noun
arkan m inan
- arkan (popular circle dance of the Ukrainian Hutsul people (from Hutsulshchyna, southwestern Ukraine))
Declension
Declension of arkan
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | arkan |
| genitive | arkanu |
| dative | arkanowi |
| accusative | arkan |
| instrumental | arkanem |
| locative | arkanie |
| vocative | arkanie |