دكان

See also: دکان and دُکان

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duk.kaːn/
  • (file)

Noun

دُكَّان • (dukkān) m (plural دَكَاكِين (dakākīn))

  1. dais, estrade
  2. shop, store

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • “dwkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 188
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “دكان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • տիւքքեան (dükkân), տիւքեան (dükân)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukkān, “shop”), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān, “dais; shop, store”), itself from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”).

Noun

دكان • (dükkân) (plural دكاكین (dekâkin))

  1. shop, store, an establishment that sells goods or services to the public
    Synonym: مغازه (mağaza)

Derived terms

  • آشجی دكانی (aşcı dükkânı, “eating house”)
  • دكان آچمق (dükkân açmak, “to set up in business”)
  • دكانجی (dükkâncı, “shopkeeper”)
  • دكانچه (dükkânçe, “small shop”)

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duk.kaːn/, [dukˈkæːn], [dukˈkaːn]
  • (file)

Noun

دكّان • (dukkān) f (plural دكاكين (dakākīn))

  1. shop, store
    Synonym: محلّ (maḥall)

Derived terms

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