# noun of place

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In Arabic and other Semitic languages, a noun formed from a root and expressing the sense of "place of X".

## Etymology
Calque of Arabic اِسْم مَكَان (ism makān)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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