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كنعت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of sea fish, possibly a variant of another known fish. The entry suggests a potential etymological connection or substitution of letters.

Derived headwords

الكِنْعَتnoun
  1. 1.
    type of sea fishclassical

    A kind of fish found in the sea.

الكِنْعَدnoun
  1. 1.
    type of sea fishclassical

    A type of sea fish, mentioned as being similar to الكِنْعَت.

Parallel reading

الكنعت: ضرب من سمك البحر، كالكنعد، وأرى تاءه بدلا.
Al-Kin'at: a type of sea fish, like Al-Kin'ad, and I think its 'ta' is a substitute.