قنت

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Arabic

Root
ق ن ت (q-n-t)

Pronunciation 1

Verb

قنت • (qanata) I

  1. to be obedient, submissive, humble

Pronunciation 2

Noun

قنت • (qanut) m

  1. verbal noun of قَنَتَ (qanata)
  2. one who is obedient to God, humble before God, devout, pious
  3. one who becomes lowly before God

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قنت”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 926
  • Farid, Malik Ghulam (2006) “قنت”, in Dictionary of the Holy Qurʾan, Tilford, Surrey: Islam International Publications Ltd., →ISBN, page 705

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ن ت
1 term

Etymology

From Old Spanish canto, from Latin canthus (“metal rim of a wheel”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós), or from a Vulgar Latin cantus, of ultimately the same origin, or less likely Celtic origin, from Gaulish *cantos, from Proto-Celtic *cantos (“corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ.

Pronunciation

Noun

قنت • (qunt) m (plural قنات (qnāt))

  1. corner
    Synonym: ركنة (rukna)
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