كناية

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See also: كنایه and کنایه

Arabic

Root
ك ن و (k n w)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

كِنَايَة (kināyaf (plural كِنَايَات (kināyāt))

  1. verbal noun of كَنَى (kanā) (form I)
  2. (rhetoric) indirect expression: metonymy, metaphor; allusion

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: kinayə
  • Ottoman Turkish: كنایه (kinâye)
  • Persian: کنایه (kenâye)
  • Uyghur: كىنايە (kinaye)
  • Uzbek: kinoya

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