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الءقنة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to structures or dwellings, specifically a house made of stone. It also contains a variant spelling for the verb 'to be certain'.

Derived headwords

الأقنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone houseclassical

    A dwelling constructed from stone. The plural form is similar to that of 'صرد' (ṣurud).

أقنverb
  1. 1.
    to be certainclassical

    This is a variant pronunciation or spelling for the verb 'أيقن' (awqana), meaning to be certain or to know for sure.

Parallel reading

الأقنة، بالضم: بيت من حجر
Al-aqinah, with dammah: a house of stone.
ج: كصرد
Its plural is like that of ṣurud.
وأقن: لغة في أيقن
And aqana: a dialectal variant for ayqana.