qanun
English
noun
Definitions
- (musical instrument) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
Etymology
Derived from Turkish kanun (law) derived from Arabic قَانُون (law, tax) derived from Ancient Greek κανών (standard, measuring rod).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κανών
Gloss
standard, measuring rod
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- qanunist English
- canon Latin
- canonista Latin
- canōn Latin
- Kanon German
- canon Dutch, Flemish
- канун Russian
- κανών Ancient Greek
- قانون Arabic
- قَانُون Arabic
- қонун Persian
- قانون Persian
- κανόνας Greek (modern)
- kanon Indonesian
- kanun Turkish
- kanun Malay
- kanun Albanian
- qanun Azerbaijani
- kanuni Swahili
- قانون Urdu
- qonun Uzbek
- კანონი Old Georgian
- kanun Turkmen
- qanun Acehnese