قنع

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root قنع (q-n-ʿ) primarily relates to satisfaction, contentment, and acceptance, often with a sense of resignation or humility. It also extends to meanings of covering, veiling, and elevation, particularly concerning the head or a raised object.

Derived headwords

قَنَعَverb

1.
to be contentboth
To be satisfied with what one has, to accept one's lot with resignation.
2.
to cover the headclassical
To cover the head, often with a veil or helmet.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone on the head, often with a whip or sword.
4.
to raise the headclassical
To raise one's head, as a rooster does with its comb.

قَنَعَ بِهِverb

1.
to be content with itboth
To be satisfied with something, accepting it as sufficient.

قَنَعَ المَرْأَةَverb

1.
to veil a womanclassical
To dress a woman in a veil (qināʿ).

قَنَعَ رَأْسَهُ بِالسَّوْطِverb

1.
to strike his head with a whipclassical
To cover or strike someone's head with a whip as a form of punishment.

قَنَعَ الدِّيكُverb

1.
the rooster tucks its combclassical
When a rooster folds its comb back towards its head.

تَقْنِيعٌnoun

1.
satisfactionclassical
The act of being content or satisfied.

قَنَّعَهُverb

1.
to cover his headclassical
To cover someone's head, often with a helmet or veil.

تَقَنَّعَverb

1.
to wear a veilboth
A woman wearing a veil (qināʿ).
2.
to cover oneselfclassical
To cover oneself with a garment, metaphorically.

مُقَنَّعٌadjective

1.
armoredclassical
Covered in armor, especially on the head with a helmet.
2.
veiledclassical
Wearing a veil.
3.
contentclassical
Satisfied or accepting.
4.
raisedclassical
Lifted or elevated.

إِقْنَاعٌnoun

1.
raising the headclassical
The act of raising the head, especially for drinking or in supplication.
2.
lowering the headclassical
The act of lowering the head, as a camel drinks.

قَانِعٌadjective

1.
contentboth
Satisfied with little, accepting one's lot.
2.
beggarclassical
One who asks for sustenance, leaning towards people.
3.
servantclassical
A servant or hired hand.

قَنَعَانِيٌّadjective

1.
stubbornly contentclassical
Stubbornly satisfied with one's own opinion.

قَنَعَانٌnoun

1.
contentmentclassical
Satisfaction, contentment.
2.
substituteclassical
A replacement or substitute for someone.

قُنُوعٌnoun

1.
contentmentboth
Satisfaction, contentment, often with a sense of humility.
2.
greedclassical
Covetousness or desire.

اِقْتَنَعَverb

1.
to be contentboth
To become satisfied or content with something.

قَنَعَ إِلَى فُلَانٍverb

1.
to submit to himclassical
To submit to someone, to cling to them, and to rely on them.

أَقْنَعَverb

1.
to extend handsclassical
To extend one's hands in supplication during prayer.
2.
to tilt and kissclassical
To tilt a child towards oneself for a kiss.
3.
to raise the throatclassical
To raise the throat or mouth to drink fully.
4.
to make contentboth
To satisfy someone.
5.
to returnclassical
For sheep to return to their shelter.
6.
to raise the voiceclassical
To raise one's voice.

مِقْنَعٌnoun

1.
satisfactory answerclassical
A satisfactory or pleasing answer or means.

قَنَعَةٌnoun

1.
protuberanceclassical
A protuberance on the head.
2.
windowclassical
A small opening or window in a wall.

قَنَعٌnoun

1.
water in a mountain cisternclassical
Remaining water in a mountain cistern.

قِنَاعٌnoun

1.
veilboth
A veil worn by women to cover the face or head.
2.
helmetclassical
A helmet, especially one covering the head.
3.
coveringclassical
A covering or mask.

قَنِيعٌname

1.
a nameclassical
A proper name.

مُقَنَّعِيَّةٌname

1.
a sect nameclassical
A group named after a prophet who claimed to show a moon.

المُقَنَّعِيُّname

1.
a nisba nameclassical
A surname indicating relation to the making of veils or a place.

ابْنُ قَانِعٍname

1.
a scholar's nameclassical
The name of a famous scholar known for his lexicon.

أَبُو قَنَاعٍname

1.
a kunya nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic) name.

Parallel reading

ويراد بها الناي، لأن الزامر إذا زمر أقنع رأسه

And it is intended by it the flute, because the flutist, when he plays, bows his head.

وقنعه تقنيعا: رضاه

And 'qana'ahu taqnīʿan' means his satisfaction.

اللهم قنعني بما رزقتني

O Allah, make me content with what You have provided me.

وقنع المرأة: ألبسها القناع

And 'qana'a al-mar'ata': to dress her in the veil.

وقنع رأسه بالسوط: غشاه به ضربا

And 'qana'a ra'sahu bi-l-sawṭ': to cover it with it by striking.

أن قنع كاتبك سوطا

That your scribe be struck with a whip.

وقنع الديك: إذا رد برائله إلى رأسه

And 'qana'a al-dīk': when it tucks its comb back to its head.

فلا يزال خرب مقنعا برائليه وجناحا مضجعا

And the sparrow continues, its combs tucked back, and its wing resting.

رجل مقنع، كمعظم: مغطى بالسلاح، أو عليه

A man 'muqannaʿ', like 'muʿaẓẓam': covered with armor, or wearing it.

أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم زار قبر أمه في ألف مقنع

That he (peace be upon him) visited his mother's grave with a thousand 'muqannaʿ' (armored riders).

وتقنعت المرأة: لبست القناع

And 'taqannaʿat al-mar'ah': she wore the veil.

تقنع فلان، أي: تغشى بثوب

'Taqannaʿa fulān', meaning: he covered himself with a garment.

إذ ألبسوا وتقنعوا

When they were clothed and covered themselves.

مهطعين مقنعي رؤسهم

Stretching forth their heads, raising their heads.

رجل قنعاني، بالضم كقنعان: يرضى برأيه

A man 'qanaʿānī', with damma like 'qanaʿān': satisfied with his own opinion.

وهو قنعان لنا من فلان، أي: بدل منه

And he is a 'qanaʿān' for us from so-and-so, meaning: a substitute for him.

ورجل قنعان: يرضى باليسير

And a man 'qanaʿān': satisfied with the little.

والقنوع بالضم: الطمع والميل

And 'al-qunūʿ' with damma: greed and inclination.

وبه سمي السائل قانعا، لميله على الناس بالسؤال

And by it the beggar is named 'qāniʿ', for his inclination towards people with his asking.

تقنع واقتنع

'Taqannaʿa' and 'iqtanaʿa'.

إذا القوم هشوا للفعال تقنعا

When the people are eager for action, they become content.

وقنعت إلى فلان، بكسر النون: خضعت له، والتزقت به، وانقطعت إليه

And 'qanaʿtu ilā fulān', with kasra on the noon: I submitted to him, clung to him, and relied on him.

والقانع: خادم القوم، وأجيرهم

And 'al-qāniʿ': the servant of the people, and their hired hand.

الرجل يكون مع الرجل يطلب فضله، ولا يطلب معروفه

A man who is with another man seeking his favor, but not his kindness.

أقنع الرجل بيديه في القنوت: مدهما، واسترحم ربه، مستقبلا ببطونهما وجهه، ليدعو

The man 'aqnaʿa' with his two hands in supplication: he extended them, seeking mercy from his Lord, facing Him with their palms, to pray.

وأقنع فلان الصبي فقبله، وذلك إذا وضع إحدى يديه على فأس قفاه، وجعل الأخرى تحت ذقنه وأماله إليه فقبله

And so-and-so 'aqnaʿa' the boy and kissed him, which is when he places one hand on the nape of his neck, and the other under his chin, and tilts him towards him to kiss him.

وحلقا تراه للثمالة مقنعا

And throats you see raised for the drink.

الإقناع: أن يقنع البعير رأسه إلى الحوض للشرب، وهو مد رأسه

'Al-iqnāʿ': a camel lowering its head to the trough to drink, which is extending its head.

أنه كان إذا ركع لم يشخص رأسه، ولم يقنعه

That when he would bow, he did not raise his head, nor lower it.

المقنع من الإبل، كمكرم: الذي يرفع رأسه خلقة

'Al-muqannaʿ' from camels, like 'mukram': one that naturally raises its head high.

وناقة مقنعة الضرع: التي أخلافها ترتفع إلى بطنها

And a camel with 'muqannaʿah' udder: whose teats are raised towards its belly.

وأقنعت الإناء في النهر: استقبلت به جريته ليمتلئ، أو أملته لتصب ما فيه

And 'aqnaʿta al-ināʾ fī al-nahr': you faced the current with the vessel to fill it, or tilted it to pour what is in it.

وقنعت رأس الجبل، وقنعته: إذا علوته

And 'qanaʿta raʾs al-jabal', and 'qanaʿtuhu': if you ascended it.

والقنعة: ما نتأ من رأس الإنسان

And 'al-qanaʿah': what protrudes from a person's head.

والقنع بالكسر: ما بقي من الماء في قرب الجبل

And 'al-qanaʿ' with kasra: what remains of water in a mountain cistern.

وأقنع الرجل صوته: رفعه، وهو مجاز

And 'aqnaʿa al-rajul ṣawtahu': he raised his voice, and this is metaphorical.

ألقى عن وجهه قناع الحياء، على المثل

He cast off the veil of modesty from his face, as the proverb goes.

وقنعه الشيب خماره: إذا علاه الشيب

And 'qanaʿahu al-shaybu khimārahū': when gray hair covered it.

وقنعه الشيب منخ خمارا

And gray hair covered him like a veil.

حتى اكتسى الرأس قناعا أشهبا

Until the head was covered with a whitish veil.

إذا طلعت الذراع، حسرت الشمس القناع، وأشعلت في الأفق الشعاع، وترقرق السراب بكل قاع

When the star 'al-dhirāʿ' rises, the sun removes its veil, and ignites the horizon with rays, and the mirage shimmers in every valley.

والمقنع، كمعظم: المغطى رأسه

And 'al-muqannaʿ', like 'muʿaẓẓam': one whose head is covered.

في كل يوم هامتي مقرعة قانعة ولم تكن مقنعه

Every day my head is struck, content, and not covered.

والقنعان بالكسر: العظيم من الوعول

And 'al-qanʿān' with kasra: the large male mountain goat.

ودمع مقنع، كمعظم: محبوس في الجوف، أو مغطى في شؤونه، كامن فيها، وهو مجاز

And 'damʿun muqannaʿ', like 'muʿaẓẓam': trapped inside, or hidden in its ducts, latent within, and this is metaphorical.

والقنعة بالضم: الكوة في الحائط

And 'al-qunaʿah' with damma: the small opening in the wall.

والقنع بالضم القناعة عامية، والقياس التحريك، أو يكون مخففا عن القنوع

And 'al-qanaʿ' with damma is colloquial for 'al-qanāʿah', the standard is with haraka, or it is a lightened form of 'al-qunūʿ'.

وأقنعت الغنم لمأواها: رجعت، وأقنعتها أنا، لازم متعد

And 'aqnaʿat al-ghanam li-maʾwāhā': the sheep returned to their shelter, and 'aqnaʿtuhā anā': I made them return, intransitive and transitive.

سألت فلانا عن كذا، فلم يأت بمقنع، كمقعد، أي: بما يرضي، وجواب مقنع كذلك

I asked so-and-so about such-and-such, and he did not provide a 'miqnaʿ', like 'miqʿad', meaning: something satisfactory, and the answer was likewise satisfactory.

ويقال قنعه خزية وعارا، وتقنع منها، وهو مجاز

And it is said 'qanaʿahu khizyah wa ʿāran', and 'taqannaʿa minhā', and this is metaphorical.

ولبست، ولا من خزية أتقنع

And I wore, and I do not cover myself with shame.

وتقنعوا في الحديد، وهو مجاز أيضا

And they covered themselves in iron (armor), and this is also metaphorical.

سيعلم ما يغني حكيم ومقنع إذا الحرب لم يرجع بصلح سفيرها

He will know what Hakim and Muqannaʿ avail when war does not return with the peace of its envoy.

وكان مقنعا الدهر

And he was 'muqannaʿ' (veiled/covered) throughout time.

أفق إنما البدر المقنع رأسه ضلال وغي، مثل بدر المقنع

O horizon, indeed the moon whose head is veiled is misguidance and error, like the veiled moon.

فقيل له: المقنعي، حدث أبوه عن الهجيمي

And he was told: 'Al-Muqannaʿī', his father narrated from Al-Hujaymī.

ونسبة إلى عمل المقانع، وضبطه السمعاني بكسر الميم

And a nisba to the making of veils, and Al-Samʿānī pronounced it with kasra on the mim.