arkan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʾarkān).

Noun

arkan pl (plural only)

  1. (Islam) The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.

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German

Etymology

From Latin arcanus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʁˈkaːn]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧kan

Adjective

arkan (not comparable)

  1. arcane

Declension

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