enable in Arabic: مكن (makkana) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

أَمْكَنَ ʾamkana — to enable

How to use it

The verb 'مكّن' (makkana) is the most common translation for 'to enable' in the sense of providing the ability or means to do something. It often takes an object (the person or thing being enabled) and is followed by 'من' (min) and the action. 'أمكن' (amkana) is also used, often in the sense of making something possible or feasible.

Example sentences

هَذَا التَّطْبِيقُ يُمَكِّنُكَ مِنْ إِرْسَالِ الرَّسَائِلِ.

hādhā t-taṭbīqu yumakkinuka min ʾirsāli r-rasāʾili.

This application enables you to send messages.
يُمْكِنُ التَّقْنِيَةُ الْجَدِيدَةُ الْكَثِيرَ.

yumkinu t-taqniyyatu l-jadīdatu l-kathīra.

The new technology enables much.
لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُ الْوُصُولُ إِلَى الْقِمَّةِ.

lam yumkinhu l-wuṣūlu ʾilā l-qimmah.

He could not reach the summit.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Enable Proxy

تمكين الوكيل

Enable Cache

تمكين المخبأ

Enable file preview

تفعيل عرض الملف

Enable these plugins

مكّن هذه الإضافات

Enable spell checker

مكّن التدقيق الإملائي

Enable debugging code

فعلّ كود التنقيح

Enable additional components

فعِّل المكوّنات الإضافية

Enable WebKit Developer Tools

فعّل أدوات وب‌كِت للمطورين

Please enable Konqueror's Adblock

الرجاء فعل مانع الإعلانات للكونكيور

Enable additional software channel

فعِّل قناة برمجيات إضافية

Enable the "-immed" flag with cdrecord

تفعيل خيار "-immed" مع cdrecord

Enable integration into the desktop environment

مكّن الدمج إلى بيىٔة المكتب

Questions and answers

What is the difference between 'مكّن' and 'استطاع'?

'مكّن' (makkana) means to give someone the power or ability to do something, while 'استطاع' (istaṭāʿa) means to be able to do something (to have the ability).

How do you say 'enable' in the past tense?

For 'مكّن' (makkana), the past tense is 'مكّن' (makkana) for he enabled. For 'أمكن' (amkana), the past tense is 'أمكن' (amkana) for he enabled. The present tense form 'يمكّن' (yumakkin) or 'يمكن' (yumkin) is often used to mean 'enables'.