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Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic כַנְתָא / ܟܰܢܬܵܐ (kanṯā, “wicker basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
كَنْثَة • (kanṯa) f (obsolete)
- a kind of elongate basket for fruits or flowers woven from myrtle and willow twigs or reeds etc. for amusement by women
- bearing, hurter, a bundle of reeds to reduce friction between ships
- Synonym: طُنّ (ṭunn)
Declension
Declension of noun كَنْثَة (kanṯa)
Singular
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singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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كَنْثَة kanṯa
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الْكَنْثَة al-kanṯa
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كَنْثَة kanṯat
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Nominative
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كَنْثَةٌ kanṯatun
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الْكَنْثَةُ al-kanṯatu
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كَنْثَةُ kanṯatu
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Accusative
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كَنْثَةً kanṯatan
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الْكَنْثَةَ al-kanṯata
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كَنْثَةَ kanṯata
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Genitive
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كَنْثَةٍ kanṯatin
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الْكَنْثَةِ al-kanṯati
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كَنْثَةِ kanṯati
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References
- “kntˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1893) “Beiträge zur Erklärung der Glossen des Bar Bahlûl II.”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 7, page 83
- Kremer, Alfred von (1884) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie. II (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 47
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “كنثة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2632