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Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to acquisition, earning, and possession, often with a sense of permanence or exclusivity. It also extends to concepts of sustenance, wealth, and things acquired for specific purposes. Additionally, it encompasses physical descriptions, particularly of the nose, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

قَنَا، يَقْنُو، قُنُوٌّverb

1.
to acquire, earnboth
To gain possession of something through effort or work, similar to acquiring or earning.
2.
to keep goats for milkclassical
To specifically take a female goat with the intention of milking it.

قِنْوٌnoun

1.
earnings, livelihoodboth
That which is acquired or earned, representing one's livelihood or sustenance.
2.
bunch of datesboth
A cluster or bunch of dates hanging from a palm tree.

قِنْوَانٌnoun

1.
earnings, livelihoodboth
Plural of قِنْوٌ, referring to earnings or livelihood.
2.
bunch of datesboth
Plural of قِنْوٌ, referring to bunches of dates.

قِنْوَةٌnoun

1.
earnings, livelihoodboth
That which is acquired or earned; livelihood.
2.
exclusive possessionclassical
Something that is exclusively and firmly possessed by someone.

قَنِيَ، يَقْنَى، قَنًىverb

1.
to adhere, to stick toboth
To be characterized by or to adhere strongly to something, such as modesty.

أَقْنَى، يُقْنِي، إِقْنَاءٌverb

1.
to cause to adhereclassical
To cause something to stick to or become characteristic of someone, like causing modesty.

اقْتَنَى، يَقْتَنِي، اقْتِنَاءٌverb

1.
to acquire, possessboth
To acquire something and keep it, to possess it, often implying accumulation.
2.
to suffice and saveclassical
To be content with one's provisions, have a surplus, and save it.

قَنَاءٌnoun

1.
bunch of datesboth
A cluster or bunch of dates.
2.
elevated noseclassical
The characteristic of having an elevated nose bridge, a prominent middle, and a tapering end.

قَنَوَاءٌadjective

1.
having an aquiline noseclassical
Describing a female with a nose that is elevated at the top, arched in the middle, and tapering at the end; considered a flaw in horses but a praise in falcons.

أَقْنَىadjective

1.
aquiline-nosedclassical
Having a nose that is elevated at the top, arched in the middle, and tapering at the end.

قَنَوَاءُ الأَنْفِnoun

1.
aquiline noseclassical
A nose characterized by an elevated bridge, a prominent middle, and a tapering end.

قَنَاةٌnoun

1.
spearboth
A spear, typically made of a straight shaft.
2.
straight stickboth
Any straight, even stick or shaft, possibly even a crooked one.
3.
underground channelboth
A channel or conduit dug in the ground, often for water.

قَنَوَاتٌnoun

1.
spearsboth
Plural of قَنَاةٌ, referring to spears.
2.
straight sticksboth
Plural of قَنَاةٌ, referring to straight sticks.
3.
underground channelsboth
Plural of قَنَاةٌ, referring to underground channels.

قِنْيَةٌnoun

1.
what is kept for offspringclassical
That which is kept from sheep or goats for the nourishment of their young.
2.
milkclassical
Milk, specifically that which is kept for young animals.

مَقْنَاةٌnoun

1.
place exposed to sunclassical
A place that is exposed to the heat of the sun; a sunny spot.

تَقَنَّى، يَتَقَنَّى، تَقَنِّيٌّverb

1.
to suffice and saveclassical
To be content with one's expenses, have a surplus, and save it.

قَنَوَىnoun

1.
earnings, livelihoodboth
That which is acquired or earned; livelihood.

قِنْوَانٌnoun

1.
two mountainsclassical
The names of two mountains.

قَنَاءُ الحَائِطِnoun

1.
side receiving shadeclassical
The side of a wall that receives the shade or the returning shadow.

أَقْنَتَ السَّمَاءُverb

1.
rain stoppedclassical
The sky ceased its rain.

قَنَاهُ اللهُverb

1.
God created himclassical
God created him; formed him.

قِنْوٌnoun

1.
blacknessclassical
Blackness or darkness.

سِقَاءٌ قَنٌّadjective

1.
sour-smelling waterskinclassical
A waterskin whose contents have a changed or sour smell.

Parallel reading

القنوة، بالكسر والضم: الكسبة.

Al-qinwah (with kasr and dammah): the earnings.

قنوتُه قنوا وقنوانا وقنوا: كسبته، كاقتنيته.

To qanawtu-hu qanwan, qinyanan, and qanuwwan: to earn it, like iqtaytu-hu.

والعنز: اتخذها للحلب.

And [to qana] the goat: to take it for milking.

وغنمه قنوة، بالكسر والضم: خالصة له، ثابتة عليه.

And his flock is qanwah (with kasr and dammah): exclusively his, firmly established for him.

وقني الغنم، كغني: ما يتخذ منها لولد.

And qaniya al-ghanam, like raghiya: what is taken from them for offspring.

أو لبن.

Or milk.

وقني الحياء قنوا، كرضي ورمى: لزمه، كأقنى واقتنى وقنى.

And haya' (modesty) qaniya, like radiya and rama: it adhered to him, like aqna, iqtana, and qana.

وقنا الأنف: ارتفاع أعلاه، واحديداب وسطه، وسبوغ طرفه، أو نتو وسط القصبة، وضيق المنخرين، هو أقنى، وهي قنواء، في الفرس عيب، وفي الصقر والبازي مدح.

And qana al-anf: the elevation of its top, the arching of its middle, and the tapering of its end, or the prominence of the middle of the bridge, and the narrowness of the nostrils; he is aqna, and she is qanwa', a defect in a horse, but praise in a falcon and a hawk.

والقناة: الرمح ج: قنوات وقنا وقني وقنيات، وصاحبها: قناء ومقن، وكل عصا مستوية، قيل: ولو معوجة، وكظيمة تحفر في الأرض ج: قني.

And al-qanah: the spear, pl.: qanawat, qina, qini, and qiniyyat; its owner: qanna' and miqann; and every straight stick, it is said: even if crooked; and a channel dug in the earth, pl.: qani.

والهدهد قناء الأرض ومقنيها، أي: عالم بمواضع الماء منها.

And the hoopoe is qanna' al-ard wa miqniyaha, meaning: knowledgeable of the water sources within it.

والقنو، بالكسر والضم، والقناء، بالكسر والفتح: الكباسة ج: أقناء وقنيان وقنوان، مثلثين.

And al-qunu (with kasr and dammah), and al-qina' (with kasr and fath): the bunch of dates, pl.: aqna', qinyan, and qinwan, triply vocalized.

والمقناة: المضحاة، كالمقنوة.

And al-maqnah: the sunny place, like al-maqnuwah.

وتقنى: اكتفى بنفقته، ففضلت فضلة، فادخرها.

And taqanna: he was content with his expenses, so a surplus remained, and he saved it.

وقنوة، كفتوة: د بالروم.

And Qanwah, like fatwah: a village in Rome.

وقناء، كغراب: ماء.

And Qina', like ghurab: a water source.

وكإلى: د بالصعيد.

And Ka'ila: a village in Upper Egypt.

وكعلى: ع باليمن.

And Ka'la: a spring in Yemen.

وقني، بكسر النون: ة قرب ميفع.

And Qini, with kasr of the noon: a village near Mayfa'ah.

وقناه الله: خلقه.

And Qana-hu Allah: God created him.

والقنو: السواد.

And al-qunu: blackness.

وسقاء قن: متغير الريح.

And a qann waterskin: changed in smell.

وقنوان، محركة: جبلان.

And Qirwan, vocalized: two mountains.

وقناء الحائط، كسماء: الجانب يفيء عليه الفيء، كالأقناءة.

And qina' al-ha'it, like sama': the side upon which the shade falls, like al-aqna'ah.

وأقنت السماء: أقلع مطرها.

And aqnat al-sama': its rain ceased.