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كنه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of essence, core, or ultimate reality of a thing. It also extends to the idea of reaching or comprehending this ultimate state, often in a temporal or definitive sense.

Derived headwords

كُنْهnoun
  1. 1.
    its end, its ultimate realityboth

    its end, its ultimate reality

المَعْرِفَةُ الكُنْهِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    ultimate knowledgeclassical

    Knowledge that reaches the true essence or reality of something.

يَكْتَهِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    to comprehendclassical

    To grasp the full essence or extent of something.

  2. 2.
    to reachclassical

    To attain the limit or ultimate reality of something.

Parallel reading

كُنْهُ الشَّئِ: نِهَايَتُهُ.
The essence of a thing: its end or limit.
يُقَالُ: أَعْرِفُهُ كُنْهَ المَعْرِفَةِ.
It is said: I know it with ultimate knowledge.
وَوَقْتُ الأَمْرِ: كُنْهُهُ أَيْضًا.
And the time of the matter: its essence or definitive point as well.
وَلَا يُشْتَقُّ مِنْهُ فِعْلٌ.
And a verb is not derived from it.
وَلَا يَكْتَهِيهِ الوَصْفُ.
And description cannot comprehend it.
بِمَعْنَى لَا يَبْلُغُ كُنْهَهُ، أَيْ قَدْرَهُ وَغَايَتَهُ.
Meaning it does not reach its essence, i.e., its measure and its ultimate goal.
كَلَامٌ مُوَلَّدٌ.
A coined/modernized expression.