دكان

See also: دکان and دُکان

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, dais), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duk.kaːn/
  • (file)

Noun

دُكَّان (dukkān) m (plural دَكَاكِين (dakākīn))

  1. dais, estrade
  2. shop, store

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References

  • dwkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 188
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), دكان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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