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تَكْوِين
formation /tak.ˈwiːn/
nounB2#3481 most common
Also: creation, constitution, training (in Maghrebi Arabic)
Example sentences
هذا تكوين جميل.
This is a beautiful formation.
التكوين المهني مهم للعمل.
Vocational training is important for work.
ساعدت التربية الأسرية في تكوين شخصيته.
Family upbringing helped form his personality.
يدرس العلماء تكوين النجوم في المجرات البعيدة.
Scientists study the formation of stars in distant galaxies.
يتناول سفر التكوين قصة خلق العالم في التوراة.
The Book of Genesis addresses the story of the world's creation in the Torah.
تُعَدُّ عملية تكوين الهوية الثقافية عملية تراكمية تتشكل عبر أجيال متعاقبة.
The process of forming cultural identity is cumulative and takes shape across successive generations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تكوينٌ | تكويناتٌ |
| Genitive | تكوينٍ | تكويناتٍ |
| Accusative | تكويناً | تكويناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تكوينُ | يا تكويناتُ |
Word family
كان (kāna)to be, was
كوّن (kawwana)to form, create, constitute
تكوّن (takawwana)to be formed, to take shape
مكوّن (mukawwin/mukawwan)component, constituent; formed, made up of
كون (kawn)being, existence, the universe
Etymology
Takwīn is the verbal noun of the Form II verb kawwana, meaning to form or bring into being. It comes from the Semitic root k-w-n, the same root that gives kāna, the Arabic verb to be. Arabic is a Semitic language, not Indo-European, so it has no PIE root. The root also appears in the Hebrew word for to establish or prepare, a genuine Semitic cognate rather than a coincidence.
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