Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Kaun

कौन
Meaning

Being, existence; the created cosmos, as in kaun-o-makan (existence and space).

See it in the verse

Kaun in Iqbal’s couplets

Anokhi waza hai saare zamane se nirale hain
Ye aashiq kaun si basti ke ya-rab rahne wale hain
Their manner is singular, set apart from all the world — which town, O Lord, do these lovers belong to?
Love · Selfhood · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC

Makaan

Place, space, location; a dwelling.

ARABIC

Kaun-o-makan

Existence and space; the entire universe of being and place.

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