Arabic vocabulary
مَكَّنَempower in Arabic
مَكَّنَ is how you say “empower” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فإذا أَذِنَ العبدُ لعدوه، وفتح له باب بيته، وأدخله عليه، ومَكَّنه من السلاح يقاتله به، فهو المَلُوم
If the servant permits his enemy, opens the door of his house for him, lets him in, and enables him with weaponry to fight him, then he is to blame.
وَمَكَّنَهُ — and enables him. 'And' plus a past-tense doubled (form II) verb 'gave [him] power / enabled' with '-hu' (him) attached as object. The doubled root makes it 'put in a position of power'.
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