kanun

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. law, statute, code, written set of rules
  2. qanun

Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
[ˈkɑː.nun]
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قانون, from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn) (whence also Persian قانون), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Cognate with English canon. Doublet of kanon.

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