ءكن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a bird's nest or a place of incubation. It is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers and possibly a variant of a root with a 'waw' instead of 'hamza'.

Derived headwords

الأَكِنَّةnoun

1.
nestsclassical
Plural of 'akina', referring to the nests of birds.

الوكنةnoun

1.
bird's nestclassical
A bird's nest, a place where a bird lays its eggs and raises its young. The 'hamza' is considered an alteration of a 'waw'.

أَكِنnoun

1.
nestsclassical
A plural form referring to nests, likely of birds.

أَكِنَاتnoun

1.
nestsclassical
Another plural form for nests.

أُكَيْنَةname

1.
Ukainahclassical
A name, specifically mentioned as Ibn Zayd al-Tamimi, a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

Parallel reading

بالضم الأكنة

Al-Akina, with dammah.

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.

وهي الوكنة

And it is Al-Wuknah.

والهمزة مبدلة عن الواو

And the hamza is an alteration from the waw.

وهو محضن الطائر

And it is the incubation place of the bird.

والجمع أكن وأكنات

And the plural is 'Akin' and 'Akinat'.

وأكينة، كجهينة، ابن زيد التميمي التابعي

And Ukainah, like Juhaynah, Ibn Zayd al-Tamimi the Tabi'i.