different between qanon vs qanun

English

Noun

qanon (plural qanons)

1. Alternative spelling of qanun
   • 2005: Richard O. Nidel, World Music: The Basics, page 188

     The ud (oud, lute), rahab (bowed, single stringed), qanon (zither), violin, nay (end blown flute), darabukka (goblet drum), and daff (frame drum) all became prevalent after 1900.

English

Alternative forms

• canon, canun, kanoon, kanon, kanun, qanon, qanoon, ganoun

Etymology

From Turkish kanun, from Arabic ???????? (q?n?n), from Ancient Greek ????? (kan?n). Doublet of canon.

Noun

qanun (plural qanuns)

1. (music) 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.

Derived terms

• qanunist

Translations

References

• "kanoon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (q?n?n), ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (kan?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???nun]
• Hyphenation: qan?un

Noun

qanun (definite accusative qanunu, plural qanunlar)

1. law

2. statute
3. (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.

Declension

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Acehnese qanun, from Arabic ???????? (q?n?n), ultimately from Ancient Greek ????? (kan?n). Doublet of kanon and kanun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qanun/
• Hyphenation: qa?nun

Noun

qanun

1. law, code

   Synonyms: peraturan, hukum, kaidah

   Synonym: kanun (informal)

   1. (Islam) laws established by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the body of administrative, economic and criminal law, especially promulgated by Ottoman sultans, in contrast to sharia, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists.
   2. (law) laws established by Aceh autonomous provincial government and the regencies or cities government under it as local law which govern the both governments and society in Aceh.
2. (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.

Related terms

Further reading

• “qanun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.