مكانة

مكانة

See also: مݣانة‎

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb كَانَ‎ (kāna, “to be”), from the root ك و ن‎ (k-w-n).

Noun

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

1. place, location, position
2. post, office
3. status, dignity, power, good circumstances
4. considerateness, steadiness, sedateness
5. intention, purpose

Declension

Declension of noun مَكَانَة (makāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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
	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 (mawḍiʿ)
• (status, dignity): مَكَان‎ (makān), مَنْزِلَة‎ (manzila), شَأْن‎ (šaʾn)

References

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

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Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• مݣانة‎ (magāna), مگانة‎ (magāna)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɡaː.na/

Noun

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

1. clock, watch
2. electricity meter, water meter