قنء

مَقْنَأَةٌ ذ and مَقْنُؤَةٌ (S, K) i. q. مَقْمَأَةٌ [and مَقْمُؤَةٌ], (K,) A place on which the sun does not come; (AA, S, TA;) as also ↓ قُنْأَةٌ [perhaps a mistranscription for قَنْأَةٌ like its syn. قَمْأَةٌ]: (TA:) some say that مَقْنَاةٌ and مَقْنُوَةٌ, [thus] without ء, signify the contr. of مَضْحَاةٌ [which means a place from which the sun is hardly ever, or never, absent]. (S, TA.)