# qanun
## English
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon.

### Noun

qanun (plural qanuns)
* (music) A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
** 2009 June 21, Daniel J. Wakin, “Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided”, in New York Times‎:WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.

#### Derived terms

* qanunist

#### Translations
### References

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

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡɑːˈnun]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: qan‧un

### Noun

qanun (definite accusative qanunu, plural qanunlar)
* law
    qanunu pozmaq ― to break the law
    qanuna əməl/riayət etmək ― to follow/obey the law
    qanun qəbul etmək ― to pass a law
    qanun çıxarmaq ― to make a law
    qanunu ləğv etmək ― to abolish the law
    qanun bizdən bunu tələb edir ― this is required from us by the law
    qanun çərçivəsində işləmək ― to operate within the framework of law
    Bir dəfə qanun çıxarmışdılar ki, daha ölmək olmaz, qadağandır. Qanun tez-tez pozulurdu və axırda onu ləğv etdilər.Once they made a law that dying isn't allowed anymore, it's prohibited. The law was often violated and at the end they abolished it.
* statute
* (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.

#### Derived terms

* qanunauyğun (“regular, appropriate, natural”)
** qanunauyğunluq (“regularity, pattern, rule”)
* qanunazidd (“illegal”)
* qanuni (“legal”)
** qanuniləşmək (“to legalize”, intr.)
*** qanuniləşdirmək (“to legalize”, tr.)
** qanunilik (“legality, lawfulness, legitimacy”)
* qanunnamə (“code, body of laws”)
* qanunpozan (“offender, lawbreaker”)
* qanunsuz (“illegal”)
** qanunsuzlaşmaq (“to become criminalized”)
*** qanunsuzlaşdırmaq (“to criminalize”, tr.)
** qanunsuzluq (“lawlessness”)
* qanunun aliliyi (“rule of law”)
* qanunverici (“legislative; lawmaker”)
** qanunverici hakimiyyət (“legislature”)
** qanunvericilik (“legislation; law-making”)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /qanun/
* Hyphenation: qa‧nun

### Noun

qanun
* law, code
    Synonyms: peraturan, hukum, kaidah
    Synonym: kanun (informal)
** (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.
** (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.

#### Alternative forms

* kanun: nonstandard Indonesian, Standard Malay

### Noun

qanun
* (music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.

### Related terms

* kanon
* kanonik
* kanonis
* kanonisasi

### Further reading

* “qanun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Maltese
### Etymology

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈnuːn/

### Noun

qanun m (plural qwienen)
* rule, norm
* rent
* church decree, canon