القنص

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of hunting and capturing prey. It extends to the prey itself, and metaphorically to the act of snatching or seizing.

Derived headwords

قَنَصَverb

1.
to huntboth
To pursue and capture wild animals for food or sport.
2.
to catchboth
To seize or capture something, often quickly.

قَانِصٌadjective

1.
hunterboth
One who hunts; a person who engages in the act of hunting.

قَنِيصٌadjective

1.
hunterclassical
One who hunts; a person who engages in the act of hunting.

قَنَّاصٌadjective

1.
hunterboth
One who hunts; a person who engages in the act of hunting, often implying skill.

القَنِيصُnoun

1.
preyboth
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
2.
gameboth
Wild animals hunted for sport or food.

القَنَصُnoun

1.
preyboth
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
2.
gameboth
Wild animals hunted for sport or food.

قَنَاصَةname

1.
Qanasahclassical
A name referring to two sons of Ma'add ibn Adnan.

قُنُصname

1.
Qunusclassical
A name referring to two sons of Ma'add ibn Adnan.

القَوَانِصُnoun

1.
gizzardsboth
The muscular part of a bird's stomach used for grinding food.

القَانِصَةُnoun

1.
gizzardboth
The muscular part of a bird's stomach used for grinding food; singular of 'qawanis'.
2.
small beamclassical
A small beam used for fastening a roof or similar structure.

القُوَيْنِصَةُname

1.
Quwaynisahclassical
A place name, specifically a town in Damascus.

اِقْتَنَصَverb

1.
to huntboth
To hunt and capture prey.
2.
to snatchboth
To seize or take something quickly and suddenly.

تَقَنَّصَverb

1.
to huntboth
To hunt and capture prey.
2.
to snatchboth
To seize or take something quickly and suddenly.

Parallel reading

وقنصه يقنصه: صاده

And 'qanasa' him he 'yaqnisuhu': he hunted him.

فهو قانص وقنيص وقناص

So he is a hunter ('qanis'), and a hunter ('qanis'), and a hunter ('qannas').

والقنيص والقنص، محركة: المصيد

And 'al-qanis' and 'al-qanas', with vowels: the prey.

وقناصة، بالضم، وقنص، محركة: ابنا معد بن عدنان

And 'Qanasah', with dammah, and 'Qunus', with vowels: the two sons of Ma'add ibn Adnan.

والقوانص للطير: كالمصارين للغير

And the gizzards ('al-qawanis') for birds: are like the intestines for others.

فتخرج النار عليهم قوانص تخطفهم قطعا خطف الجارحة الصيد

Then fire will emerge upon them, gizzards snatching them in pieces, like a predator snatches prey.

والقانصة: واحدتها، وسارية صغيرة يعقد بها سقف أو نحوه

And 'al-qanisah': its singular, and a small beam by which a roof or the like is fastened.

والقوينصة: ة بدمشق

And 'al-Quwaynisah': a town in Damascus.

واقتنصه: اصطاده، كتقنصه

And 'iqtanasa-hu': he hunted it, like 'taqannasa-hu'.