English Explanatory Dictionary

arkan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The five "pillars", requirements or devotional duties of Islam: shahada, salat, zakat, saum and hajjh.
noun
  1. A Ukrainian folk dance

Word forms

arkan rukn

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْكان (ʔarkān).

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