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كنعد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of marine fish, specifically a sea bream. It appears in classical poetry to denote this fish, sometimes with variations in spelling or pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الكِنْعِدnoun
  1. 1.
    sea breamclassical

    A type of marine fish, specifically a sea bream. It is mentioned in classical Arabic poetry.

كالكنعتother
  1. 1.
    like the sea breamclassical

    This phrase suggests a comparison to the sea bream, possibly indicating a similar appearance or characteristic. The 'ta' is considered a substitution.

Parallel reading

قل لطغام الأزد لا تبطروا بالشيمه والجريث والكنعد
Say to the rabble of Al-Azd: Do not be insolent with the Shima, the Jarith, and the Kin'ad.
كانوا إذا جعلوا في صيرهم بصلا ثم اشتووا كنعدا من مالح جدفوا
When they put onions in their cooking pot, then roasted a Kin'ad from salted fish, they would have feasted.