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Where does “كون” come from?

كون (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَانَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

كون (Arabic): verbal noun of كَانَ; being, essence; existence

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of كَانَ; being, essence; existence

Ancestry of “كون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَانَto be
2Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
3PersianیاAPI •; or; either
4Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
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