تمكن

Arabic

Root
م ك ن (m k n)
8 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

تَمَكَّنَ • (tamakkana) V (non-past يَتَمَكَّنُ (yatamakkanu), verbal noun تَمَكُّن (tamakkun))

1. to be influential
2. to be able to, to be in the position to [with مِن (min)]
   • 2017 December 28, “التايمز تكشف عن مخبأ الآلاف من إرهابيي داعش الأجانب”, in The Baghdad Post‎^[1]:

     ويشار بحسب المجلة، بان اعداد إرهابيي داعش الأجانب ما زال كبيرا جدا على الرغم من التقديرات التي ترجح مقتل الآلاف منهم، حيث تظهر البيانات المجموعة من 33 دولة لها مواطنين يقاتلون مع عصابات داعش الإرهابية، ان ما يزيد عن 6000 منهم قد تمكنوا من العودة الى بلدانهم، فيما تصل اعداد الغائبين إلى الآلاف المضاعفة.

     It is shown by the magazine that the number of foreign ISIS terrorists has not ceased to be very large in spite of assessments that affirm the death of thousands of them as likely, whereas the data gathered from 33 states to which citizens fighting for terrorist ISIS groups belong reveals that more than 6000 of them have had the opportunity of returning to their homelands, while the number of absentees has reached several thousands.

3. to master, to take the power over [with مِن (min) or accusative]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَمَكَّنَ (V, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun تَمَكُّن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَمَكُّن tamakkun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَمَكِّن mutamakkin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَمَكَّن mutamakkan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَمَكَّنْتُ tamakkantu	تَمَكَّنْتَ tamakkanta	تَمَكَّنَ tamakkana		تَمَكَّنْتُمَا tamakkantumā	تَمَكَّنَا tamakkanā		تَمَكَّنَّا tamakkannā	تَمَكَّنْتُمْ tamakkantum	تَمَكَّنُوا tamakkanū
	f		تَمَكَّنْتِ tamakkanti	تَمَكَّنَتْ tamakkanat			تَمَكَّنَتَا tamakkanatā			تَمَكَّنْتُنَّ tamakkantunna	تَمَكَّنَّ tamakkanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَمَكَّنُ ʔatamakkanu	تَتَمَكَّنُ tatamakkanu	يَتَمَكَّنُ yatamakkanu		تَتَمَكَّنَانِ tatamakkanāni	يَتَمَكَّنَانِ yatamakkanāni		نَتَمَكَّنُ natamakkanu	تَتَمَكَّنُونَ tatamakkanūna	يَتَمَكَّنُونَ yatamakkanūna
	f		تَتَمَكَّنِينَ tatamakkanīna	تَتَمَكَّنُ tatamakkanu			تَتَمَكَّنَانِ tatamakkanāni			تَتَمَكَّنَّ tatamakkanna	يَتَمَكَّنَّ yatamakkanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَمَكَّنَ ʔatamakkana	تَتَمَكَّنَ tatamakkana	يَتَمَكَّنَ yatamakkana		تَتَمَكَّنَا tatamakkanā	يَتَمَكَّنَا yatamakkanā		نَتَمَكَّنَ natamakkana	تَتَمَكَّنُوا tatamakkanū	يَتَمَكَّنُوا yatamakkanū
	f		تَتَمَكَّنِي tatamakkanī	تَتَمَكَّنَ tatamakkana			تَتَمَكَّنَا tatamakkanā			تَتَمَكَّنَّ tatamakkanna	يَتَمَكَّنَّ yatamakkanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَمَكَّنْ ʔatamakkan	تَتَمَكَّنْ tatamakkan	يَتَمَكَّنْ yatamakkan		تَتَمَكَّنَا tatamakkanā	يَتَمَكَّنَا yatamakkanā		نَتَمَكَّنْ natamakkan	تَتَمَكَّنُوا tatamakkanū	يَتَمَكَّنُوا yatamakkanū
	f		تَتَمَكَّنِي tatamakkanī	تَتَمَكَّنْ tatamakkan			تَتَمَكَّنَا tatamakkanā			تَتَمَكَّنَّ tatamakkanna	يَتَمَكَّنَّ yatamakkanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَمَكَّنْ tamakkan			تَمَكَّنَا tamakkanā				تَمَكَّنُوا tamakkanū
	f		تَمَكَّنِي tamakkanī							تَمَكَّنَّ tamakkanna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُمُكِّنَ tumukkina		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَمَكَّنُ yutamakkanu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَمَكَّنَ yutamakkana		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَمَكَّنْ yutamakkan		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Noun

تَمَكُّن • (tamakkun) m

1. power, might
   1. capability, ability
   2. control, mastery

Declension

Declension of noun تَمَكُّن (tamakkun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَمَكُّن tamakkun	التَّمَكُّن at-tamakkun	تَمَكُّن tamakkun
Nominative	تَمَكُّنٌ tamakkunun	التَّمَكُّنُ at-tamakkunu	تَمَكُّنُ tamakkunu
Accusative	تَمَكُّنًا tamakkunan	التَّمَكُّنَ at-tamakkuna	تَمَكُّنَ tamakkuna
Genitive	تَمَكُّنٍ tamakkunin	التَّمَكُّنِ at-tamakkuni	تَمَكُّنِ tamakkuni

Etymology 1.3

Verb

تمكن (form I)

1. تَمْكُنُ (tamkunu) /tam.ku.nu/: inflection of مَكُنَ (makuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَمْكُنَّ (tamkunna) /tam.kun.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of مَكُنَ (makuna)
3. تَمْكُنَ (tamkuna) /tam.ku.na/: inflection of مَكُنَ (makuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تَمْكُنْ (tamkun) /tam.kun/: inflection of مَكُنَ (makuna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
5. تَمْكَنُ (tamkanu) /tam.ka.nu/: inflection of مَكِنَ (makina):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
6. تَمْكَنَّ (tamkanna) /tam.kan.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of مَكِنَ (makina)
7. تَمْكَنَ (tamkana) /tam.ka.na/: inflection of مَكِنَ (makina):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
8. تَمْكَنْ (tamkan) /tam.kan/: inflection of مَكِنَ (makina):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Etymology 1.4

Verb

تمكن (form II)

1. تُمَكِّنُ (tumakkinu) /tu.mak.ki.nu/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُمَكِّنَّ (tumakkinna) /tu.mak.kin.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of مَكَّنَ (makkana)
3. تُمَكَّنُ (tumakkanu) /tu.mak.ka.nu/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
4. تُمَكَّنَّ (tumakkanna) /tu.mak.kan.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of مَكَّنَ (makkana)
5. تُمَكِّنَ (tumakkina) /tu.mak.ki.na/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
6. تُمَكَّنَ (tumakkana) /tu.mak.ka.na/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
7. تُمَكِّنْ (tumakkin) /tu.mak.kin/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
8. تُمَكَّنْ (tumakkan) /tu.mak.kan/: inflection of مَكَّنَ (makkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 1.5

Verb

تمكن (form IV)

1. تُمْكِنُ (tumkinu) /tum.ki.nu/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُمْكِنَّ (tumkinna) /tum.kin.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
3. تُمْكَنُ (tumkanu) /tum.ka.nu/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
4. تُمْكَنَّ (tumkanna) /tum.kan.na/: second-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana)
5. تُمْكِنَ (tumkina) /tum.ki.na/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
6. تُمْكَنَ (tumkana) /tum.ka.na/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
7. تُمْكِنْ (tumkin) /tum.kin/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
8. تُمْكَنْ (tumkan) /tum.kan/: inflection of أَمْكَنَ (ʔamkana):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

References

• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “تمكن”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1139