قناة

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Etymology

From Aramaic קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā, “reed, cane, tube”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَنَاة • (qanāh) f (plural قَنَوَات (qanawāt))

  1. channel, canal
    قَنَاة السُّوَيْس ― qanāt as-suways ― The Suez Canal
  2. TV channel
    قَنَاة تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة ― qanāh tilifizyūniyya ― television channel
  3. spear, lance
    • Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)
      يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مَقَامَ لَكُمْ بِهَا *** قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَأَدْمُعِي مِدْرَارُ
      الْجِسْمُ مِنْهُ بِكَرْبَلَا مُضَرَّجُ*** وَالرَّأْسُ مِنْه عَلَى الْقَنَاةِ يُدَارُ
      O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
      His body is in Karbala’ covered with blood *** While his head is on a spear displayed.
    Synonym: رُمْح (rumḥ)

Declension

Declension of noun قَنَاة (qanāh)
Singular singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنَاة
qanāt 		الْقَنَاة
al-qanāt 		قَنَاة
qanāt
Nominative قَنَاةٌ
qanātun 		الْقَنَاةُ
al-qanātu 		قَنَاةُ
qanātu
Accusative قَنَاةً
qanātan 		الْقَنَاةَ
al-qanāta 		قَنَاةَ
qanāta
Genitive قَنَاةٍ
qanātin 		الْقَنَاةِ
al-qanāti 		قَنَاةِ
qanāti
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنَاتَيْن
qanātayn 		الْقَنَاتَيْن
al-qanātayn 		قَنَاتَيْ
qanātay
Nominative قَنَاتَانِ
qanātāni 		الْقَنَاتَانِ
al-qanātāni 		قَنَاتَا
qanātā
Accusative قَنَاتَيْنِ
qanātayni 		الْقَنَاتَيْنِ
al-qanātayni 		قَنَاتَيْ
qanātay
Genitive قَنَاتَيْنِ
qanātayni 		الْقَنَاتَيْنِ
al-qanātayni 		قَنَاتَيْ
qanātay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنَوَات
qanawāt 		الْقَنَوَات
al-qanawāt 		قَنَوَات
qanawāt
Nominative قَنَوَاتٌ
qanawātun 		الْقَنَوَاتُ
al-qanawātu 		قَنَوَاتُ
qanawātu
Accusative قَنَوَاتٍ
qanawātin 		الْقَنَوَاتِ
al-qanawāti 		قَنَوَاتِ
qanawāti
Genitive قَنَوَاتٍ
qanawātin 		الْقَنَوَاتِ
al-qanawāti 		قَنَوَاتِ
qanawāti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
  • Moroccan Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
  • → Classical Persian: قنات (qanāt)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.naː/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

قناة • (qanā, ʔanā) f (plural قناوات (qanāwāt))

  1. canal (for shipping or irrigation)
  2. river bed, channel
  3. channel (TV, radio etc.)
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