مكانة

See also: مݣانة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ك و ن (k-w-n)

Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna, “to be”).

Noun

مَكَانَة • (makāna) f (plural مَكَانَات (makānāt))

place, location, position
post, office
status, dignity, power, good circumstances
considerateness, steadiness, sedateness
intention, purpose

Declension

Declension of noun مَكَانَة (makāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكَانَة makāna	الْمَكَانَة al-makāna	مَكَانَة makānat
Nominative	مَكَانَةٌ makānatun	الْمَكَانَةُ al-makānatu	مَكَانَةُ makānatu
Accusative	مَكَانَةً makānatan	الْمَكَانَةَ al-makānata	مَكَانَةَ makānata
Genitive	مَكَانَةٍ makānatin	الْمَكَانَةِ al-makānati	مَكَانَةِ makānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكَانَتَيْن makānatayn	الْمَكَانَتَيْن al-makānatayn	مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay
Nominative	مَكَانَتَانِ makānatāni	الْمَكَانَتَانِ al-makānatāni	مَكَانَتَا makānatā
Accusative	مَكَانَتَيْنِ makānatayni	الْمَكَانَتَيْنِ al-makānatayni	مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay
Genitive	مَكَانَتَيْنِ makānatayni	الْمَكَانَتَيْنِ al-makānatayni	مَكَانَتَيْ makānatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكَانَات makānāt	الْمَكَانَات al-makānāt	مَكَانَات makānāt
Nominative	مَكَانَاتٌ makānātun	الْمَكَانَاتُ al-makānātu	مَكَانَاتُ makānātu
Accusative	مَكَانَاتٍ makānātin	الْمَكَانَاتِ al-makānāti	مَكَانَاتِ makānāti
Genitive	مَكَانَاتٍ makānātin	الْمَكَانَاتِ al-makānāti	مَكَانَاتِ makānāti

Synonyms

(place, location, position): مَكَان (makān), مَوْضِع (mawḍiʕ)
(status, dignity): مَكَان (makān), مَنْزِلَة (manzila), شَأْن (šaʔn)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مكانة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

مݣانة (magāna), مگانة (magāna)

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian (pengân, “water clock”); compare Tunisian Arabic منڨالة (mungāla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ɡaː.na/

Noun

مكانة • (magāna) f (plural ماكن (māgin) or مواكن (mwāgin))

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