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كنه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root كنه (k-n-h) primarily relates to the essence, core, or true nature of something. It also extends to its ultimate limit, end, or appointed time, and its proper state or condition.

Derived headwords

الكِنْهُnoun
  1. 1.
    essenceboth

    The intrinsic reality or true nature of a thing.

  2. 2.
    limitboth

    The ultimate boundary, end, or final point of something.

  3. 3.
    capacityclassical

    The measure or extent of something.

  4. 4.
    timeclassical

    The appointed or proper time for something.

  5. 5.
    stateboth

    The proper condition or aspect of something.

اكتَنَهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to grasp the essenceboth

    To comprehend the true nature or essence of something.

  2. 2.
    to reach the limitboth

    To attain the ultimate end or limit of something.

أَكْنَهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to grasp the essenceboth

    To comprehend the true nature or essence of something.

  2. 2.
    to reach the limitboth

    To attain the ultimate end or limit of something.

الْكُنْهَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A plant resembling the green bean plant, known for its effectiveness against scorpions; its leaves are eaten to warm the liver, spleen, brain, and body.

Parallel reading

بالضم: جوهر الشيء
With dammah: the essence of the thing.
غايته ونهايته
Its limit and its end.
أعرفه كنه المعرفة
I know it with true knowledge.
بلغت كنه هذا الأمر
I reached the limit of this matter.
يكون كنه الشيء قدره
The essence of a thing can be its capacity.
فعل فوق كنه استحقاقه
He acted beyond the extent of his deserts.
كنه كل شيء وقته
The essence of everything is its time.
وإن كلام المرء في غير كنهه
And indeed a person's speech not in its proper context
لكالنبل يهوي ليس فيه نصالها
is like arrows falling without their heads.
من قتل معاهدا في غير كنهه
Whoever kills a protected person not in accordance with the proper condition for his killing
يعني في غير وقته أو غاية أمره الذي يجوز فيه قتله
meaning not at his appointed time or the end of his affair when killing him is permissible.
لا تسأل المرأة طلاقها في غير كنهه
A woman should not ask for her divorce at an improper time.
أي في غير أن تبلغ من الأذى إلى الغاية التي تعذر في سؤال الطلاق معها
meaning not until she reaches the limit of harm where asking for divorce becomes excusable.
هو في كنهه
He is in his proper state.
بلغ كنهه
He reached its essence.
لا يكتنهه الوصف
Description cannot grasp its essence.
كنه الشيء: حقيقته وكيفيته
The essence of a thing: its reality and its quality.
كنه أي اكتنه
Kanh means to comprehend.