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كند

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ingratitude and denial, particularly of blessings. It also extends to concepts of cutting or severing, and a specific geographical or tribal name.

Derived headwords

كَنَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ungratefulboth

    To deny or reject blessings and favors, showing a lack of appreciation.

كُنُودًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ingratitudeclassical

    The state or act of being ungrateful; denial of blessings.

كَنُودadjective
  1. 1.
    ungratefulboth

    ungrateful

كَنُودadjective
  1. 1.
    ungratefulboth

    ungrateful

كَانَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    To sever or cut something.

كِنَادnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing.

كِنْدَةname
  1. 1.
    Kindaboth

    A tribe or ancestor from Yemen, specifically Kinda ibn Thawr.

Parallel reading

كند كنودا، أي كفر النعمة، فهو كنود.
He was ungrateful, meaning he denied blessings, so he is ungrateful.
وامرأة كنود أيضا
And a woman is also ungrateful.
وكند مثله.
And he is similar in being ungrateful.
وأرض كنود: لا تنبت شيئا.
And a barren land: it produces nothing.
وكنده، أي قطعه.
And he cut it, meaning he severed it.
أميطى تميطي بصلب الفؤاد * وصول حبال وكنادها
You move forward, you move forward with the firmness of the heart * severing ropes and their cutting.
وكندة: أبوحى من اليمن، وهو كندة بن ثور.
And Kinda: an ancestor from Yemen, and he is Kinda ibn Thawr.