كَانَ (و)(n. ac. كَوْنكِيَان [] كَيْنُوْنَة ) a. Was; existed. b. Happened, took place. c. [La], Belonged to; appertained to; was for; was the right, the duty of. d.(n. ac. كَوْن كِوَاْن) ['Ala], Made himself surety for. — ( See idioms below ). كَوَّنَa. Created, formed, made; begot. تَكَوَّنَa. Pass. of II. إِكْتَوَنَ a. ['Ala or Bi] see I (d)b. see I (a) إِسْتَكْوَنَ a. [La], Humbled himself to. كَوْن (pl. أَكْوَاْن) a. Being, existence. b. State, condition; case; circumstance. كُوْنِيّ [] a. Long-lived, longevous. مَكَان [] (pl. أَمْكِنَة أَمَاكِن ) a. Place; spot; position. مَكَانَة [] a. see 17b. Station, rank. كَائِن [] a. Existing; being. كَائِنَة [] (pl. كَوَائِن [] & reg. ) a. fem. of كَاْوِنb. Creature; created thing. c. Event. d. [art.], The World. كِيَان [] a. Being, existence. b. Nature. c. see 1 (b) كِيَانَة [] a. Surety. مُكَوِّن [ N. Ag. a. II], Maker, creator. تَكْوِيَْن [ N. Ac. a. II], Creation, formation. الكَائِنَات a. The creatures; creation. كَيْوَان P. a. Saturn (planet). سِفْر التَّكْوِيْن a. The book of Genesis. لِكَوْن a. Because, inasmuch as. كَانَ لَهُ مَال كَثِيْر a. He had much property. كَانَ لَكَ أَن تَفْعَل a. It was thy duty &c. to do. كَانَ يَفْعَل كَذَا a. He was doing so & so. مَاشَآء اللّٰهُ كَانَ a. What God has willed will come to pass! كُوْنِيَا G. a. Builder's square.
