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مَكانَة
standing (social status, prestige) /maˈkaː.na/
nounB2#4259 most common
Also: status, position (in society), prestige
Example sentences
هذا الرَّجُلُ لَهُ مَكانَةٌ.
This man has standing.
لِأُمّي مَكانَةٌ خاصَّةٌ في قَلبي.
My mother has a special place in my heart.
يَحتَلُّ الطَّبيبُ مَكانَةً مُهِمَّةً في المُجتَمَعِ.
The doctor holds an important standing in society.
ازدادَت مَكانَتُهُ بَعدَ نَجاحِهِ في المَشروعِ.
His standing grew after his success in the project.
تُقاسُ مَكانَةُ الدَّولَةِ بِمَدى تَأثيرِها الاقتِصادِيِّ والسِّياسِيِّ.
A nation's standing is measured by the reach of its economic and political influence.
لا يُمكِنُ الحُكمُ عَلى مَكانَةِ الأَديبِ إلّا مِن خِلالِ إرثِهِ الفِكرِيِّ الَّذي تَجاوَزَ حُدودَ عَصرِهِ.
A writer's standing can be judged only through the intellectual legacy that outlasted his era.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَكانَةٌ | مَكاناتٌ |
| Genitive | مَكانَةٍ | مَكاناتٍ |
| Accusative | مَكانَةً | مَكاناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مَكانَةُ | يا مَكاناتُ |
Word family
مكانplace, location
مكينfirm, solidly established
تمكّنto become empowered, to master
مكّنto enable, to empower
تمكينempowerment
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ك و ن (k-w-n), meaning "to be" or "to exist," the same root behind كان ("was") and مكان ("place"). The مَفْعَلة pattern turns a root into a noun of place or abstract state, so مكانة literally suggests "the state of being situated." Over time that spatial sense of "place" shifted into the figurative sense of social standing or rank.
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