kanun
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kanun (plural kanuns)
- Alternative spelling of qanun
Etymology 2
Likely from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.
Noun
kanun (plural kanuns)
- A set of traditional Albanian laws.
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Turkish kanun (“law”), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kanun m (plural kanune, definite kanuni, definite plural kanunet)
- a set of codified traditional Albanian laws, specifically the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
- I dogjëm kanunet e vjetra
- We burned the old kanuns.
- I dogjëm kanunet e vjetra
- (archaic) law
- Kanë vendosur me kanun.
- They decided by law.
- Kanë vendosur me kanun.
Declension
Declension of kanun
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (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
Noun
kanun (definite accusative kanunu, plural kanunlar)
Declension
See also
Turkmen
Etymology
From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon.
Noun
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