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kāna

was, were

كانَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ك ء ن

Forms

Present
يَكُونُ

In the library

كَانَ الجَوُّ جَمِيلًا، فَمَشَى إِلَى البَيْتِ بِبُطْءٍ.

A morning at the market, page 1 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ كانَيَكُونُ—
she هِيَ كانَتتَكُونُ—
they two (m.) هُما كانايَكُونانِ—
they two (f.) هُما كانَتاتَكُونانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ كانُوايَكُونُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ كُنَّيَكُنَّ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ كُنْتَتَكُونُكُنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ كُنْتِتَكُونِينَكُونِي
you two أَنْتُما كُنْتُماتَكُونانِكُونَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ كُنْتُمتَكُونُونَكُونُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ كُنْتُنَّتَكُنَّكُنْنَ
I أَنا كُنْتُأَكُونُ—
we نَحْنُ كُنّانَكُونُ—

From the same root

All words from ك ء ن →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • كَأَنَ فِى خَلْقِهِ Form I He, (a man) was strong in his make
    He, (a man) was strong in his make (IAar, in TA, voce كَنَتَ.)
  • كَأْنِىٌّ strong in his make
    A man strong in his make. (IAar, in TA, voce كَنَتَ.)
  • كَأٍ Open entry
    and كاءٍ: see كَأَىٍّ or كَأَيِّنْ in art. أَىٌّ (p. 134 a.)

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