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كنعت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily refer to a type of fish. There is a discussion about the potential origin of the 'ta' in the word, suggesting it might be a substitution.

Derived headwords

الكِنْعَتnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish. It is mentioned as being similar to 'al-kin'ad'.

كِنْعَتnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish, mentioned with the pattern of 'Ja'far'.

الكِنْعَدnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A type of fish, mentioned in comparison to 'al-kin'at'.

Parallel reading

الكنعت، كجعفر
Al-kin'at, like Ja'far.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو ضرب من السمك كالكنعد
And Al-Saghani said: It is a type of fish, like al-kin'ad.
وفي اللسان: وأرى تاءه بدلا
And in Al-Lisan: And I think its 'ta' is a substitution.