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kanun

kanun is the alternative spelling of qanun.

Meaning of qanun

Noun

qanun (plural qanuns)

  1. A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
    • WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times

Noun

kanun (plural kanuns)

  1. A set of traditional Albanian laws.

Forms of kanun

pluralkanuns

Origin of kanun

From Albanian kanun. Doublet of canon.

Questions about kanun

What does kanun mean?
Kanun means a set of traditional Albanian laws.
What is kanun the alternative spelling of?
Kanun is the alternative spelling of qanun.
What part of speech is kanun?
Kanun is a noun.
What is the plural of kanun?
The plural of kanun is kanuns.

Words near kanun in the dictionary

  1. Kanuhuraa
  2. kanuka
  3. kanukas
  4. Kanuma
  5. Kanumbra
  6. kanun
  7. kanuns
  8. Kanuoiyhuraa
  9. Kanuri
  10. Kanva
  11. Kanwal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: kanun (page history and authors); qanun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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