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قنن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of confinement, elevation, and specific objects or qualities. It encompasses terms for enslaved people, parts of garments, elevated places, and even types of animals and substances.

Derived headwords

قِنّnoun
  1. 1.
    enslaved personclassical

    An enslaved person who owns himself and his parents. This term applies equally to singular, plural, and feminine forms.

أَقِنّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    enslaved peopleclassical

    Plural of 'qinn', referring to enslaved people.

أولاد قوم خلقوا أقنة — Sons of a people created as enslaved persons
أَقِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of qinnboth

    plural of qinn

قُنّnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeveboth

    The sleeve of a garment.

وقن القميص وقنانه بالضم: كمه — And the sleeve of a shirt and its sleeves (with damma): its sheath.
قِنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of qunnahboth

    plural of qunnah

والقنان: جبل لبنى أسد — And Al-Qinan: a mountain of Banu Asad.
قِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    rope fiber strengthclassical

    A strong strand or fiber of a rope made from palm leaves.

  2. 2.
    type of medicineclassical

    A specific type of medicine, known in Persian as 'birzadh'.

قُنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peakboth

    The summit or peak of a mountain, similar to 'qulla'.

على قنة العزى وبالنسر عندما — On the peak of Al-'Uzza and by An-Nasr when
قَنَنnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksclassical

    Plural of 'qunna', referring to mountain peaks.

قَنَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peaksclassical

    A plural form for 'qunna', referring to mountain peaks.

اقتَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to stand erectclassical

    To stand erect or upright, typically used for an ibex standing on a mountain peak.

اقتن الوعل، إذا انتصب على القنة — The ibex stood erect, when it stood upon the peak.
اقتِنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    standing erectclassical

    The act of standing erect or upright.

والرحل يقتن اقتنان الاعصم — And the rider stands erect, standing erect like Al-A'sam.
قُنْقُنnoun
  1. 1.
    type of ratclassical

    A type of rat or rodent.

قَنَاقِنnoun
  1. 1.
    guideclassical

    A guide who is knowledgeable and leads the way, especially one who is skilled in finding water sources.

قَنَاقِنnoun
  1. 1.
    guidesclassical

    Plural of 'qanaqin', referring to guides.

قِنِّينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    container for drinkboth

    A vessel or container used for holding beverages.

قَنَانِيnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of qinnīnahboth

    plural of qinnīnah

قَوَانِينnoun
  1. 1.
    principlesmodern

    Principles, foundations, or fundamental rules. Note: This word is considered non-Arabic in origin.

والقوانين: الأصول — And Al-Qawanin: the principles.
قَانُونnoun
  1. 1.
    singular of qawānīnboth

    singular of qawānīn

Parallel reading

القن: العبد إذا ملك هو وأبواه، ويستوي فيه الاثنان والجمع والمؤنث.
Al-Qinn: the enslaved person when he owns himself and his parents; it is the same for dual, plural, and feminine.
وربما قالوا عبيد أقنان، ثم يجمع على أقنة.
And sometimes they say 'abid aqnan (enslaved people), then it is pluralized as 'aqinnah.
وينشد لجرير: أولاد قوم خلقوا أقنة
And Jarir is quoted as saying: Sons of a people created as enslaved persons
وقن القميص وقنانه بالضم: كمه.
And the sleeve of a shirt and its sleeves (with damma): its sheath.
والقنان أيضا: ريح الإبط أشد ما تكون.
And Al-Qinan also: the strongest odor of the armpit.
أبو عبيد: القنة بالكسر: قوة من قوى حبل الليف، وجمعها قنن.
Abu Ubayd: Al-Qinnah (with kasra): a strong strand from the strands of a palm-fiber rope, and its plural is 'qinin'.
والقنة أيضا: ضرب من الأدوية، وهو بالفارسية " بيرزذ ".
And Al-Qinnah also: a type of medicine, which is 'birzadh' in Persian.
والقنة بالضم: أعلى الجبل، مثل القلة.
And Al-Qunna (with damma): the summit of the mountain, like 'al-qulla'.
قال: أما ودماء مائرات تخالها * على قنة العزى وبالنسر عندما
He said: As for the flowing blood, you would think it * on the peak of Al-'Uzza and by An-Nasr when
والجمع قنان، مثل برمة وبرام، وقنن وقنات.
And the plural is 'qinan', like 'burmah' and 'buram', and 'qinin' and 'qanat'.
واقتن الوعل، إذا انتصب على القنة.
And the ibex stood erect, when it stood upon the peak.
وأنشد الاصمعي: * والرحل يقتن اقتنان الاعصم *
And Al-Asma'i recited: * And the rider stands erect, standing erect like Al-A'sam *
والقنان: جبل لبنى أسد.
And Al-Qinan: a mountain of Banu Asad.
قال زهير: * وكم بالقنان من محل ومحرم *
Zuhayr said: * And how many places and forbidden areas are there in Al-Qinan *
والقنقن بالكسر: ضرب من الجرذان:
And Al-Qunqun (with kasra): a type of rat:
والقنقن أيضا: الدليل الهادي، والبصير بالماء في حفر القني، وكذلك القناقن بالضم، والجمع القناقن بالفتح.
And Al-Qunqun also: the guiding leader, and one who is knowledgeable about water in digging wells, and likewise Al-Qanaqin (with damma), and the plural is Al-Qanaqin (with fatha).
والقنينة بالكسر والتشديد: ما يجعل فيه الشراب ; والجمع القناني.
And Al-Qinina (with kasra and shadda): what is used to hold drink; and the plural is Al-Qanani.
والقوانين: الأصول , الواحد قانون، وليس بعربي.
And Al-Qawanin: the principles, the singular is 'qanun', and it is not Arabic.