Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qanun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: qa-nun
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.

Example Sentences

"WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums."

Etymology

From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: kanun, قانون, قَانُون, ق ن ن, κανών

Inflected Forms

qanuns (plural) canon (alternative) canun (alternative) kanoon (alternative) kanon (alternative) kanun (alternative) qanon (alternative) qanoon (alternative) ganoun (alternative)

Derived Forms

qanunist

Questions

What does qanun mean?: A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
Where does qanun come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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