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قنز
Root entry · 10 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to hunting, specifically the act of hunting or the hunter. It also has secondary meanings related to intoxication and a small type of jug.
Derived headwords
القِنْزnoun
- 1.Huntingclassical
A dialectal variant or substitution for the word 'قَنَص' (hunting).
- 2.The hunted animalclassical
Refers to the animal being hunted, particularly in the context of a failed hunt.
القَنَصnoun
- 1.Huntingboth
The act of hunting or the sport of hunting.
يتقنزverb
- 1.To huntclassical
A verb form meaning to hunt, used as a dialectal variant of 'يتقنص'.
يتقنصverb
- 1.To huntboth
The present tense verb meaning to hunt.
قانِصnoun
- 1.Hunterboth
One who hunts.
قَنّازnoun
- 1.Hunterclassical
A variant term for a hunter.
أقنزverb
- 1.To become intoxicatedclassical
To become drunk or merry from drinking 'إقنيز'.
الإقنيزnoun
- 1.Small jugclassical
A small jug or vessel, often used for wine or other beverages.
جلفة الإقنيزnoun
- 1.Clay of the jugclassical
The clay or material from which the 'إقنيز' jug is made.
القَنَزnoun
- 1.Small jugclassical
A small jug, similar to 'إقنيز'.
Parallel reading
لغة في القنص
A dialectal variant of 'al-qanas' (hunting).
رمى خنزيرا فأخطأه وانقطع وتره فأقبل وهو يقول: إنك رعملي، بئس الطريدة القنز
He shot at a wild boar, missed him, and his bowstring broke. He approached, saying: 'You are a trickster, what a bad quarry is 'al-qanz' (the hunted animal/failed hunt)'.
هذا لعمر الله من شر القنز يريد القنص
By God, this is from the worst of 'al-qanz' (hunting/the hunted), meaning 'al-qanas' (hunting).
خرج يتقنز أي يتقنص
He went out 'yataqannaz', meaning 'yataqannas' (to hunt).
أقنز الرجل إذا شرب بالإقنيز طربا
The man became 'aqannaza' (intoxicated) when he drank from 'al-iqniz' (the small jug) with joy.
وجلفة الإقنيز طينته
And the 'jalfat al-iqniz' (clay of the jug) is its material.
القنز الراقود الصغير
'Al-qanz' is the small 'raqood' (jug).