مكانة

See also: مݣانة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ك و ن (k-w-n)

Noun of place from the verb كَانَ (kāna, “to be”).

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 (mawḍiʕ)
• (status, dignity): مَكَان (makān), مَنْزِلَة (manzila), شَأْن (šaʔn)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مكانة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• مݣانة (magāna), مگانة (magāna)

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian پنگان (pengân, “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