kanun

Meaning

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

Concepts

law

rule

code

enact

measure

act

canon

regulate

statute

legislation

deed

ordonnance

prescript

qanun

Synonyms

yasa

asayiş

düstur

düzen

kural

yasama

Translations

Gesetz

loi

legge

lei

lex

ley

wet

charte

قَانُون

llei

νόμος

Gesetze

zagon

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɑː.nun]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قانون

Cognate with English: canon

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.