kanuni

See also: kanunî

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kanuni (n class, plural kanuni)

1. rule, regulation, doctrine

See also

• sheria

Turkish

Alternative forms

• kanunî

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانونی (kanuni), from Arabic قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːnuːniː/

Adjective

kanuni (dated)

1. legal, statutory, legitimate

   Synonym: yasal

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kanun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قانونی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1426
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 596