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كنعد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of fish, possibly a type of sea bream or similar fish. The term is used in classical poetry to describe food items.

Derived headwords

الكِنَعْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of fishclassical

    A kind of fish, similar to the 'kun'ad'. The 'ta' (تاء) is considered a substitution, and the 'nun' (ن) is silent while the 'ayn' (ع) is pronounced with a fatha.

الكُنَعْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of fishclassical

    A type of fish, possibly a sea bream or similar fish, mentioned in classical poetry.

Parallel reading

قل لطعام الأزد: لا تبطروا ... بالشيم والجريث والكنعد
Say to the food of the Azd: Do not be insolent... with the shiyam, the jarith, and the kun'ad.
كانوا إذا جعلوا في صيرهم بصلا. ... ثم اشتووا كنعدا من مالح، جدفوا
They used to put onions in their jars. ... Then they roasted a kun'ad from salted fish, and they rowed.