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كائِن
being /ˈkaː.ʔin/
nounB1#1933 most common
Also: creature, organism, entity
Example sentences
الإنسان كائِن حَيّ.
The human is a living being.
كل كائِن حَيّ يحتاج إلى الطعام.
Every living creature needs food.
اكتشف العلماء كائِنات دقيقة في الماء.
Scientists discovered tiny organisms in the water.
تعيش كائِنات غريبة في أعماق البحار.
Strange creatures live in the depths of the seas.
يتساءل بعض الناس عن وجود كائِنات فضائية في الكون.
Some people wonder about the existence of alien beings in the universe.
تتكيف الكائِنات الحية مع بيئتها عبر ملايين السنين من التطور.
Living organisms adapt to their environment over millions of years of evolution.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كائِنٌ | كائِناتٌ |
| Genitive | كائِنٍ | كائِناتٍ |
| Accusative | كائِنًا | كائِناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا كائِنُ | يا كائِناتُ |
Word family
كانto be, to existكَوْنuniverse, existenceمَكانplace
تَكْوينformation, composition
مُكَوِّنcomponent, ingredient
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb كان, "to be." It derives from the Semitic root k-w-n, which carries the sense of being, existing, and coming into shape. So a كائِن is literally "a thing that is," an existing being.
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