kanuni
See also: kanunî
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).
Pronunciation
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Noun
kanuni class IX (plural kanuni class X)
See also
Turkish
Alternative forms
- kanûnî, kanunî (dated)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قانونی (kanuni), from Arabic قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaːnuːniː/
Adjective
kanuni
- legal, statutory, legitimate
- Synonym: yasal
- Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ― Sultan Suleiman the Lawful
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kanun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قانونی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1426
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 596