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الكران

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes geographical locations and places. It also refers to a type of musical instrument or a singer.

Derived headwords

الْكِرَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Oudclassical

    Refers to the oud, a stringed musical instrument.

  2. 2.
    Cymbalclassical

    Alternatively, it can refer to a cymbal, a percussion instrument.

  3. 3.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name in the desert region.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Bookboth

    A collection of written or printed pages bound together.

كِرَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a village near Darabjird.

كِرَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a village near Siraf.

كِرَدَادnoun
  1. 1.
    Neighborhoodclassical

    A neighborhood or quarter in Isfahan.

كِرَدَادٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, a village near Tibet.

كِرَدَادٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortressclassical

    A fortress or castle located in the Maghreb region.

كُرَيْنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, a village in Tabas.

كِرْيُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, a village near Alexandria.

الْكُرَيْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Singerclassical

    A female singer.

كِرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Singersclassical

    The plural of 'al-kuraynah', referring to female singers.

Parallel reading

الْكِرَانُ، كَكِتَابٍ: الْعُودُ، أَوْ الصُّنْجُ
Al-Kiran, like Kitab: the oud, or the cymbal.
وَدٌّ بِالْبَادِيَةِ
And a place in the desert.
وَبِالضَّمِّ: دٌ قُرْبَ دِرَابَجَرْدَ
And with dammah: a village near Darabjird.
أَوْ قُرْبَ سِيرَافَ
Or near Siraf.
وَكَشَدَّادٍ: مَحَلَّةٌ بِأَصْفَهَانَ
And like Shaddad: a neighborhood in Isfahan.
وَدٌّ قُرْبَ تُبَّتَ
And a village near Tibet.
وَحِصْنٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ
And a fortress in the Maghreb.
وَكُرَيْنٌ، بِالضَّمِّ وَكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ: قَرْيَةٌ بِطَبَسَ
And Kurayn, with dammah and kasrah of the ra: a village in Tabas.
وَكِرْيُونٌ، كَعَذْيُوطٍ: قَرْيَةٌ قُرْبَ الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةِ
And Karyun, like Adhiyut: a village near Alexandria.
وَالْكُرَيْنَةُ: الْمُغَنِّيَةُ
And Al-Kuraynah: the female singer.
ج: كِرَانٌ
Plural: Kiran.