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arkan

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English

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Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

    Noun

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    arkan pl (normally plural, singular rukn )

    1. (Islam ) The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.

    Etymology 2

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    From Turkic languages: Turkish urgan ("lasso, tether "), Crimean Tatar arqan ("rope").

    Noun

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    arkan

    1. A Ukrainian folk dance.

    Anagrams

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    German

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin arcanus .

      Pronunciation

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      Adjective

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      arkan (strong nominative masculine singular arkaner , not comparable)

      1. arcane

      Declension

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      Positive forms of arkan (uncomparable)
      number & gender singular plural
      masculine feminine neuter
      predicative er ist arkan sie ist arkan es ist arkan sie sind arkan
      strong declension
      (without article)
      nominative arkaner arkane arkanes arkane
      genitive arkanen arkaner arkanen arkaner
      dative arkanem arkaner arkanem arkanen
      accusative arkanen arkane arkanes arkane
      weak declension
      (with definite article)
      nominative der arkane die arkane das arkane die arkanen
      genitive des arkanen der arkanen des arkanen der arkanen
      dative dem arkanen der arkanen dem arkanen den arkanen
      accusative den arkanen die arkane das arkane die arkanen
      mixed declension
      (with indefinite article)
      nominative ein arkaner eine arkane ein arkanes (keine) arkanen
      genitive eines arkanen einer arkanen eines arkanen (keiner) arkanen
      dative einem arkanen einer arkanen einem arkanen (keinen) arkanen
      accusative einen arkanen eine arkane ein arkanes (keine) arkanen

      Further reading

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      Polish

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      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA (key): /ˈar.kan/
      • Rhymes: -arkan
      • Syllabification: ar‧kan

      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Turkic .

      Noun

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      arkan m inan

      1. lasso, lazo (long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses)
        Synonym: lasso
      Declension
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      Declension of arkan
      singular plural
      nominative arkan arkany
      genitive arkanu arkanów
      dative arkanowi arkanom
      accusative arkan arkany
      instrumental arkanem arkanami
      locative arkanie arkanach
      vocative arkanie arkany

      Etymology 2

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        Borrowed from Ukrainian арка́н (arkán).

        Noun

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        arkan m inan

        1. arkan (popular circle dance of the Ukrainian Hutsul people (from Hutsulshchyna, southwestern Ukraine))
        Declension
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        Declension of arkan
        singular
        nominative arkan
        genitive arkanu
        dative arkanowi
        accusative arkan
        instrumental arkanem
        locative arkanie
        vocative arkanie

        Further reading

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        • "arkan", in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • "arkan", in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
        • arkan in PWN's encyclopedia

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