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كنعث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of gathering or collecting things together. It is a less common root with limited derived forms.

Derived headwords

تَكَنْعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    This verb form signifies the action of something gathering or collecting itself.

كَنْعَثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    This noun is a verbal noun derived from the verb 'takana'ath', referring to the act or state of gathering.

كَنْعَثَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    This is another noun form, likely synonymous with 'kan'ath', denoting the act or result of gathering.

Parallel reading

تَكَنْعَثَ الشَّيْءُ: تَجَمَّعَ.
The thing gathered: it collected.
وَكَنْعَثٌ وَكَنْعَثَةٌ: اسْمٌ مُشْتَقٌّ مِنْهُ.
And 'kan'ath' and 'kan'athah' are names derived from it.