kanun

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kanun (plural kanuns)

  1. Alternative spelling of qanun

Etymology 2

Likely from Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.

Noun

kanun (plural kanuns)

  1. A set of traditional Albanian laws.

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kanû

Etymology

From Turkish kanun (“law”), from Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kaˈnun]

Noun

kanun m (indefinite plural kanune, definite singular kanuni, definite plural kanunet)

  1. a set of codified traditional Albanian laws, specifically the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
    I dogjëm kanunet e vjetra
    We burned the old kanuns.
  2. (archaic) law
    Kanë vendosur me kanun.
    They decided by law.

Declension
declension of kanun
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 kanun kanune kanuni kanunet
accusative
(kallëzore)		 kanun kanune kanunin kanunet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 kanuni kanuneve kanunit kanunevet
dative
(dhanore)		 kanuni kanuneve kanunit kanunevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 kanuni kanunesh kanunit kanunevet

Synonyms
Derived terms
  • kanunar
  • kanunor
  • kanunizoj
  • kanunore

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kanun”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 711

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑː.nun]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧nun

Noun

kanun (definite accusative kanunu, plural kanunlar)

  1. (law) law, statute, code, written set of rules
    Synonym: yasa
  2. (music) qanun

Declension
Inflection
Nominative kanun
Definite accusative kanunu
Singular Plural
Nominative kanun kanunlar
Definite accusative kanunu kanunları
Dative kanuna kanunlara
Locative kanunda kanunlarda
Ablative kanundan kanunlardan
Genitive kanunun kanunların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular kanunum kanunlarım
2nd singular kanunun kanunların
3rd singular kanunu kanunları
1st plural kanunumuz kanunlarımız
2nd plural kanununuz kanunlarınız
3rd plural kanunları kanunları

See also

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.

Noun

kanun (definite accusative kanuny, plural kanunlar)

  1. law
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