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Form 1كَانَ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was, it wasgenerated

1.1Zeyd was standing—كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا

He, or it, was. A verb of the class called incomplete, because, with the agent it includes or relates to, it cannot form a complete proposition; that is, it is non-attributive.

The other verbs of this class are ظَلَّ أَضْحَى أَمْسَى أَصْبَحَ صَارَ, مَا دَامَ مَاٱنْفَكَّ مَا فَتِئَ مَابَرِحَ مَا زَالَ بَاتَ and لَيْسَ.

Each of these puts its noun, or subject, in the nominative and its khabar, or predicate, in the accusative.

1.1.1

The ن in يَكُنْ and the like is often elided irregularly.

1.1.2

كَانَ, stripped of any sense of time, is often used as a copula. (See De Sacy's Gr. Ar. 1. 196.)

So too is كَائِنٌ; for هٰذَا زَيْدٌ and هٰذَا كَائِنٌ زَيْدًا mean the same. (Mughnee, under أَنَّ.)

1.1.3

For كَانَ as a complete, that is, attributive, verb, see حَصَلَ, in three places.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 1149
15:93
عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

For all their deeds.

20:35
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا

"For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."

37:167
وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

And there were those who said,

68:14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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He or it was. A verb of the class called incomplete, ( نَاقِصٌ ) because, with the agent which it comprises, or to which it relates, it cannot constitute a complete proposition; i. e., non-attributive. The other verbs of this class are, ظَلَّ أَضْحَى أَمْسَى أَصْبَحَ صَارَ , مَا دَامَ مَاٱنْفَكَّ مَا فَتِئَ مَابَرِحَ مَا زَالَ بَاتَ , and لَيْسَ . Each of these governs its noun, or subject, in the nom. case, and its enunciative, or predicate, in the acc. case; as, كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا Zeyd was standing. (The ن in يَكُنْ and the like is often irregularly elided.) كَانَ , divested of all signification of time. is often used as a copula. (See De Sacy 's Gr. Ar. i. 196.) So too is كَائِنٌ ; for هٰذَا زَيْدٌ and هٰذَا كَائِنٌ زَيْدًا signify the same. (Mughnee, voce أَنَّ .) كَانَ as a complete, i. e., an attributive, verb, see حَصَلَ . in three places.
Form 5تَكَوَّنَ1 sense

Core sense — he, or it, came into existence, originatedgenerated

5.1

He, or it, received his, or its, being or existence; came into existence; originated.

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He, or it, received, or took, his, or its, being, or existence; came into existence; originated.
Form 10اِسْتَكَانَ1 sense

Core sense — he became lowly, humble, or submissivegenerated

10.1

He was, or became, lowly, humble, submissive, or in a state of abasement.

See اِسْتَكَنَ in the article سكن, and see the article كين.

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He was, or became lowly, humble, submissive, or in a state of abasement. (Har, p. 4, q. v.) See اِسْتَكَنَ in art. سكن : and see art. كين .

Derived nouns 3

Nounنَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ من الحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الكَوْنِ1 sense

Core sense — we seek refuge with God from decrease after beinggenerated

1

See حَوْرٌ and كَوْرٌ.

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: see حَوْرٌ and كَوْرٌ .
Nounكَيْنُونَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — being, or existencegenerated

1

See شَاخَ.

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:see شَاخَ .
Nounمَكَانَةٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place of being; a state, or conditiongenerated

1

A particular place of being or existence. See an example under نَفْسٌ.

1.1[Keep where you are and approach not Zeyd!]—مَكَانَكَ وَزَيْدًا

Heard by Ks.

1.2

State, or condition. See the article مكن.

1.3the same as مَنْزِلَةٌ—مَكَانٌ
1.4this is a ground for our saying thus—هٰذَا مَكَانٌ لِقَوْلِنَا كَذَا
1.5it became like such a thing—أَصْبَحَ مَكَانَ كَذَا

See a verse cited under رَتْمٌ.

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A particular place of being or existence. See an ex. voce نَفْسٌ . مَكَانَكَ وَزَيْدًا [Keep where thou art and approach not Zeyd!] Heard by Ks. (L, art. عند .) State, or condition. [Bd, xi. 122, and xxxix. 40.) See art. مكن . مَكَانٌ i. q. مَنْزِلَةٌ . (Bd, xii. 77.) هٰذَا مَكَانٌ لِقَوْلِنَا كَذَا This is a ground for our saying thus. أَصْبَحَ مَكَانَ كَذَا It became as, or like, such a thing. See a verse cited voce رَتْمٌ .