القن

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to observation, tracking, and sometimes forceful action. It also encompasses terms for specific geographical features like small mountains, and various derived nouns referring to people, objects, and concepts.

Derived headwords

قَنَّverb

1.
to follow newsclassical
To pursue and gather information, often by listening or observing.
2.
to inspect by sightclassical
To examine something closely with one's eyes.
3.
to strike with a stickclassical
To beat or hit something using a stick or staff.

قَنٌّnoun

1.
small mountainclassical
A hill or a small, elevated landform.

قِنٌّnoun

1.
slaveclassical
A person who is completely devoted to servitude, whether they or their parents were born into it.
2.
loyal servantclassical
One who is born into servitude and cannot be separated from their master.

قِنَّةnoun

1.
part of a ropeclassical
A strong section or loop within a rope, especially one made of fiber.
2.
medicineclassical
A Persian medicinal substance known as 'birzd', which is diuretic, resolving, expels wind, and is beneficial for fatigue, tetanus, epilepsy, headache, fainting, toothache, earache, and uterine constriction.
3.
antidoteclassical
An antidote for poisoned arrows and all types of poisons.
4.
incenseclassical
Its smoke is used to repel insects and vermin.
5.
small mountainclassical
A small hill or mountain.
6.
mountain peakclassical
The summit or highest point of a mountain.
7.
elongated sky featureclassical
A long, solitary, and dark feature seen in the sky.
8.
flat mountainclassical
A mountain that is smooth, level, and spread out on the ground.

قُنَّةnoun

1.
small mountainclassical
A small hill or mountain.

قِنَّانnoun

1.
body odorclassical
A strong, unpleasant smell emanating from the body.
2.
shirt collarclassical
The part of a shirt that encircles the neck.

قَنَانnoun

1.
name of a kingclassical
The name of a king who used to seize every ship by force.
2.
name of a kingclassical
Identified as Hudad bin Baddad.
3.
mountain nameclassical
A mountain belonging to the tribe of Asad.

اقتَنَّverb

1.
to stand erectclassical
To become upright or stand in a vertical position.
2.
to take a staffclassical
To acquire or hold a staff or stick.
3.
to be silentclassical
To refrain from speaking; to remain quiet.

اقتَأَنَverb

1.
to stand erectclassical
To become upright or stand in a vertical position.

قَنَنnoun

1.
pathsclassical
Ways, routes, or established courses.

قَنَّانnoun

1.
body odorclassical
A strong, unpleasant smell emanating from the body.
2.
shirt collarclassical
The part of a shirt that encircles the neck.

أبو قَنَانname

1.
worshipperclassical
A title or name referring to a devout worshipper.

قِنِّينnoun

1.
luteclassical
A stringed musical instrument, similar to a lute or oud.
2.
gambling gameclassical
A game played by the Romans for gambling.

ابن القُنِّيname

1.
scholarclassical
A person known for narrating hadith or traditions.

قانونnoun

1.
measureclassical
A standard or scale used to measure everything.
2.
lawboth
A rule or system of rules, often codified.
3.
place nameclassical
A location situated between Damascus and Baalbek.

قوانينnoun

1.
lawsboth
Plural of 'qanun', referring to established rules and regulations.
2.
measuresclassical
Plural of 'qanun', referring to standards or scales.

قَنَاقِنnoun

1.
water divinerclassical
One who is skilled at finding water by digging wells.

قَنَقَنnoun

1.
seashellclassical
A marine shell, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
2.
large ratclassical
A type of large rodent.
3.
guideclassical
Someone who leads or directs others.

استَقَنَّverb

1.
to stay with sheepclassical
To remain with one's flock of sheep and drink their milk.
2.
to undertakeclassical
To take charge of or manage an affair.

قِنِّينَةnoun

1.
glass vesselclassical
A container made of glass, used for drinking.

قَنَانَةnoun

1.
river nameclassical
A river located in the southern part of Iraq.

قَنُونَاnoun

1.
valley nameclassical
A valley situated in the Sarawat mountain range.

قَنِينَةnoun

1.
town nameclassical
A small town located in Damascus.

Parallel reading

القَنُّ: تتبع الأخبار، والتفقد بالبصر، والضرب بالعصا

Al-Qann: following news, inspecting by sight, and striking with a stick.

وبالضم: الجبل الصغير

And with damma: the small mountain.

وبالكسر: عبد ملك هو وأبواه

And with kasra: a slave whose parents were also slaves.

أو هو الخالص العبودة، بين القنونة والقنانة

Or he is the one of pure servitude, between al-qununah and al-qinanah.

والقنة: قوة من قوى الحبل، أو يخص الليف

And al-qinna: a strength of the rope's strands, or specifically of fiber.

ودواء م فارسيته: بيرزد، مدر محلل، مفش للرياح، نافع من الإعياء والكزاز والصرع والصداع والسدر، ووجع السن المتأكلة، والأذن، واختناق الرحم، ترياق للسهام المسمومة، ولجميع السموم

And a medicine whose Persian name is 'birzd', it is diuretic, resolving, expels wind, beneficial for fatigue, tetanus, epilepsy, headache, fainting, decaying toothache, earache, and uterine constriction, an antidote for poisoned arrows, and for all poisons.

ودخانه يطرد الهوام

And its smoke repels vermin.

وبالضم: الجبل الصغير، وقلة الجبل، والمنفرد المستطيل في السماء، ولا يكون إلا أسود

And with damma: the small mountain, the peak of a mountain, and the solitary elongated thing in the sky, which is only black.

أو الجبل السهل المستوي المنبسط على الأرض ج: قنن وقنان وقنون

Or the mountain that is smooth, level, and spread out on the ground, plural: qunan, qinan, and qunun.

واقتن: انتصب، كاقتأن، واتخذ قنا، وسكت

And iqtanna: to stand erect, like iqta'ana, to take a staff, and to be silent.

والقنان، كغراب: الصنان، وكم القميص، كالقنان

And al-qinan, like ghurab: body odor, and the collar of a shirt, like al-qinan.

وبالفتح: اسم ملك كان يأخذ كل سفينة غصبا

And with fatha: the name of a king who used to seize every ship by force.

وأبو قنان: عابد

And Abu Qanan: a worshipper.

والقنين، كسكين: الطنبور، ولعبة للروم يتقامر بها

And al-qinneen, like sikkīn: the lute, and a game played by the Romans for gambling.

وابن القني، بالضم: محدث

And Ibn al-Qunni, with damma: a narrator of hadith.

والقانون: مقياس كل شيء ج: قوانين

And al-qanun: a measure of everything, plural: qawanin.

وع بين دمشق وبعلبك

And a place between Damascus and Baalbek.

والقناقن، بالضم: البصير بالماء في حفر القني ج: بالفتح

And al-qanaqin, with damma: one who is skilled in finding water by digging wells, plural: with fatha.

والنقنق: صدف بحري، الواحدة: بهاء، وجرذ كبار، والدليل الهادي

And al-qanqan: a seashell, the singular is 'bahaa', a large rat, and the guiding leader.

واستقن: أقام مع غنمه يشرب ألبانها، و بالأمر: استقل

And istaqanna: to stay with his sheep drinking their milk, and with an affair: to undertake it.

والقنن: السنن

And al-qunun: the ways/paths.

والقنينة، كسكينة: إناء من زجاج للشراب

And al-qinninah, like sikkīnah: a glass vessel for drinking.

والقنانة، بالكسر: نهر بسواد العراق

And al-qinanah, with kasra: a river in southern Iraq.

وقنونا: واد بالسراة

And Qununa: a valley in the Sarawat mountains.

وقنينة، كجهينة: ة بدمشق

And Qunnaynah, like Juhaynah: a town in Damascus.