قنص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of hunting and capturing prey. It encompasses the hunter, the act of hunting, and the prey itself. It also extends to a specific anatomical part of birds.

Derived headwords

القَانِصnoun

1.
hunterboth
The one who hunts or captures prey.

القَنِيصnoun

1.
hunterclassical
An alternative term for a hunter, similar to القانص.
2.
preyclassical
The animal or thing that is hunted and captured.

القَنَّاصnoun

1.
hunterboth
A skilled hunter, often implying expertise or a professional pursuit.

القَنَصnoun

1.
huntingboth
The act or practice of hunting and capturing prey.

القَانِصَةnoun

1.
gizzardclassical
The gizzard of a bird, analogous to the intestines of other animals.

قَنَصَverb

1.
to huntboth
To pursue and capture prey.

اقْتَنَصَverb

1.
to captureboth
To seize and take possession of something, especially prey.

تَقَنَّصَverb

1.
to hunt stealthilyclassical
To hunt or stalk prey in a cunning or secretive manner.

Parallel reading

القانص: الصائد.

The hunter: the one who hunts.

وكذلك القنيص والقناص.

And likewise the qanīs and the qannāṣ.

والقنيص أيضا: الصيد،

And the qanīs is also: the prey,

وكذلك القنص بالتحريك.

and likewise the qanaṣ (with vowelization).

وبنو قنص بن معد: قوم درجوا.

And the Banū Qanaṣ ibn Maʿadd: a people who have passed away.

والقنص بالتسكين: مصدر قنصه، أي صاده.

And al-qanṣ (with sukun): the masdar of qanaṣahu, meaning he hunted it.

واقتنصه، أي اصطاده.

And iqtanasahu, meaning he captured it.

وتقنصه، أي تصيده.

And taqannasahu, meaning he hunted it stealthily.

والقانصة: واحدة القوانص، وهي للطير بمنزلة المصارين لغيرها.

And the qāniṣah: one of the qawāniṣ, and for birds it is analogous to the intestines for others.