- Meaning
- Pillars, supports
- Arabic
- أركان
- Say it
- ar-KAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The plural of rukn, a pillar. The five pillars of Islam are arkan al-Islam.
Other spellings
Erkan
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Questions about Arkan
What does Arkan mean?
Arkan means: Pillars, supports. The plural of rukn, a pillar. The five pillars of Islam are arkan al-Islam.
Is Arkan in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Arkan a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Arkan is a boy’s name.
How do you write Arkan in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Arkan is written أركان.