قنع

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root قنع (qana'a) primarily relates to the concepts of asking, begging, and humility, often in the context of seeking sustenance. It also extends to meanings of contentment, satisfaction, and acceptance, as well as covering physical objects like veils and troughs, and abstract qualities like trustworthiness.

Derived headwords

القنوعnoun

1.
asking and humbling oneselfboth
asking and humbling oneself
2.
also may mean contentmentboth
also may mean contentment
3.
the best of wealthboth
the best of wealth

قنعverb

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

قانعadjective

1.
active participle of qanaʿaboth
active participle of qanaʿa
2.
content with lifeboth
content with life

قنيعadjective

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

القناعةnoun

1.
contentment with one's lotboth
contentment with one's lot

قنعverb

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

أقنعverb

1.
to satisfy, to pleaseboth
To make someone content or pleased with something.
2.
to raise (head)both
To lift one's head up.
3.
to incline (container)both
To tilt a container to pour out its contents or to fill it.
4.
to extend (head)both
To stretch out one's head, often towards something.

المقنعnoun

1.
veil, head coveringboth
A veil or head covering that a woman uses to cover her head.
2.
trustworthy witnessclassical
A witness whose testimony is reliable and accepted.

المقنعةnoun

1.
veil, head coveringboth
A veil or head covering that a woman uses to cover her head; it is smaller than the مقناع.

القناعnoun

1.
veil, head coveringboth
A veil or head covering that a woman uses to cover her head; it is larger than the مقنعة.
2.
tray, platterclassical
A tray or platter made from palm leaves.

القنعnoun

1.
tray, platterclassical
A tray or platter made from palm leaves.
2.
level ground between hillsclassical
A smooth, level area situated between two small hills or mounds.

قنعانadjective

1.
trustworthy, acceptableclassical
A witness who is reliable and whose testimony is accepted; used for singular, dual, plural, masculine, and feminine.

القنعانnoun

1.
level ground between hillsclassical
A smooth, level area situated between two small hills or mounds.

مقنعadjective

1.
inward-curving teethclassical
Having teeth that curve inwards.

مقنعadjective

1.
wearing a helmetclassical
A man wearing a helmet (bi-tashdid).

قنعverb

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

تقنعverb

1.
to cover oneself (head)both
A woman covering her head with a veil.

قنعverb

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

أقنعverb

1.
to raise (head)both
To lift one's head up.
2.
to raise (hands in prayer)both
To raise one's hands with palms facing forward during supplication in prayer.
3.
to extend (head)both
A camel stretching its head towards the water trough to drink.
4.
to tilt (container)both
To tilt a container to pour out its contents or to fill it.
5.
to incline (towards grazing)both
Livestock inclining towards a pasture.

قنعverb

1.
adjective from qanaʿaboth
adjective from qanaʿa

أقنعنيverb

1.
to satisfy me, to please meboth
To make me content or satisfied.

Parallel reading

القنوع: السؤال والتذلل في المسألة.

Al-qunu': Asking and showing humility in a request.

وقد قنع بالفتح يقنع قنوعا.

And he was content (with fath) he is content, with contentment.

مفاقره أعف من القنوع

His poverty is more honorable than begging.

يعني من مسألة الناس.

Meaning from asking people.

والرجل قانع وقنيع.

And the man is qani' and quni'.

وما خنت ذا عهد وأبت بعهده * ولم أحرم المضطر إن (1) جاء قانعا *

And I did not betray a covenant-holder, nor did I abandon his pact, nor did I deprive the one in need if he came asking.

يعني سائلا.

Meaning a beggar.

والقناعة، بالفتح: الرضا بالقسم.

And al-qana'ah (with fath): contentment with one's portion.

وقد قنع بالكسر يقنع قناعة، فهو قنع وقنوع.

And he was content (with kasr), he is content, with contentment; so he is qani' and qunu'.

وأقنعه الشئ، أي أرضاه.

And something satisfied him, meaning it pleased him.

إن تغدفي دوني القناع فإنني * طب بأخذ الفارس المستلئم *

If you cover me with the veil, then I am skilled at capturing the armored knight.

والقناع أيضا: الطبق من عسب النخل، وكذلك القنع.

And al-qina' also: a tray made of palm leaf ribs, and likewise al-qana'.

يقال: فلان شاهد مقنع، أي رضا يقنع بقوله ويرضى به.

It is said: So-and-so is a trustworthy witness, meaning one whose word is accepted and who is pleased by it.

وإن كنت قنعانا لمن يطلب الدما *

Even if I were a trustworthy person for one who seeks blood vengeance.

وأبصرن أن القنع صارت نطافه (2) * فراشا وأن البقل ذاو ويابس *

And they saw that the level ground between the hills had become a bed of its puddles, and that the herbage was dry and withered.

بمقنعات * نواجذهن كالحدإ الوقيع *

With inward-curving teeth, their molars like the striking iron.

ورجل مقنع بالتشديد، أي عليه بيضة.

And a man muqanna' (with tashdid), meaning he has a helmet on.

وقنعت المرأة، أي ألبستها القناع، فتقنعت هي.

And the woman qana'at, meaning she was dressed with the veil, and she covered herself.

وقنعت رأسه بالسوط ضربا.

And he struck his head with a whip.

وقنع الديك، إذا رد برائله إلى رأسه.

And the rooster qana'at, if it tucks its tail feathers towards its head.

أشرف روقاه ضليفا مقنعا *

Its highest point overlooks a strong, raised neck.

أقنع يديه في الصلاة، إذا رفعهما في القنوت مستقبلا ببطونهما وجهه ليدعو.

He raised his hands in prayer, if he raised them in supplication facing his face with their palms to pray.

وأقنع البعير، إذا مد رأسه إلى الحوض ليشرب.

And the camel qana'at, if it stretched its head to the trough to drink.

تقنع للجدول منها جدولا * شبه فاها وحلقها بالجدول

It tilts towards the stream, making a stream from it - comparing its mouth and throat to the stream.

وأقنعت الإبل والغنم، إذا أملتها للمرتع.

And the camels and sheep qanna'at, if they were inclined towards the pasture.

وقد قنعت هي، إذا مالت له.

And they (the livestock) qana'at, if they inclined towards it.

وأقنعني كذا، أي أرضاني.

And such-and-such satisfied me, meaning it pleased me.