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كَمان
violin /kaˈmaːn/
nounB2#4142 most common
Also: fiddle, bow (archaic/borrowed sense)
Example sentences
أنا أتعلم العزف على الكمان.
I am learning to play the violin.
أختي تعزف الكمان كل يوم.
My sister plays the violin every day.
اشتريت كماناً جديداً من المتجر.
I bought a new violin from the store.
صوت الكمان في الحفلة كان جميلاً جداً.
The sound of the violin at the concert was very beautiful.
يتطلب إتقان الكمان سنوات طويلة من التدريب والصبر.
Mastering the violin requires many years of training and patience.
استطاعت أنغام الكمان أن تنقل مشاعر معقدة يصعب التعبير عنها بالكلمات.
The tones of the violin managed to convey complex feelings that are hard to put into words.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَمَانٌ | كَمَانَاتٌ |
| Genitive | كَمَانٍ | كَمَانَاتٍ |
| Accusative | كَمَاناً | كَمَانَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا كَمَانُ | يَا كَمَانَاتُ |
Word family
كمانجيviolinist
عزف على الكمانto play the violin
كمان صغيرviola (literally small violin)
وتر الكمانviolin string
Etymology
Arabic كمان was borrowed from Persian کمان (kamān), which means bow, the kind used to shoot arrows. The name transferred to the violin because early bowed instruments used a bow of similar shape to play the strings. The word entered Arabic through Ottoman Turkish, alongside the spread of the instrument in Middle Eastern court and folk music.
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