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English word origin

Etymology of arkan

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A Ukrainian folk dance.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Turkic languages: Turkish urgan (“lasso, tether”), Crimean Tatar arqan (“rope”).

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  • Derivation mentionurgantr · lasso, tether
  • Derivation mentionarqancrh · rope
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