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قنء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the intense redness of something, particularly when dyed. It also extends to describe a shaded place that does not receive sunlight.

Derived headwords

قَنَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely redboth

    To acquire a deep, strong red color, often used in the context of dyeing hair or beards.

تَقَنَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dyed intensely redboth

    To have become intensely red as a result of dyeing, referring to the object that has been dyed.

قُنُوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense rednessclassical

    The state or quality of being intensely red, the masdar of the verb قَنَأَ.

قَانِئadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely redboth

    intensely red

المَقْنَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shaded placeclassical

    A location that is not exposed to direct sunlight; a shady spot.

المَقْنُؤَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shaded placeclassical

    A location that is not exposed to direct sunlight; a shady spot. This is an alternative form of المقنااة.

مَقْنََاةnoun
  1. 1.
    shaded placeclassical

    A location that is not exposed to direct sunlight; a shady spot. This form is without hamza.

مَقْنُوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shaded placeclassical

    A location that is not exposed to direct sunlight; a shady spot. This form is without hamza and is an alternative to مقنااة.

Parallel reading

قنأ الرجل لحيته بالخضاب تقنئة
The man dyed his beard intensely red with dye.
وقد قنأت هي من الخضاب
And it (the beard) had become intensely red from the dye.
اشتَدَّت حمرتها
Its redness intensified.
قنأت أنامله من الفرصاد
His fingertips became intensely red from the buckthorn berries.
وشئ أحمر قانئ
And a thing that is intensely red.
المقنااة والمقنؤة: المكان الذي لا تطلع عليه الشمس
Al-Maqna'ah and Al-Maqnu'ah: the place upon which the sun does not rise.
مقناة ومقنوة بغير همز: نقيض المضحاة
Maqnah and Maqnuwah without hamza: the opposite of Al-Mudhahyah (a sunny place).