كنة

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See also: كبة, گنه, and کنه

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܟܢܳܬܴܐ (kənāṯā, fellow, equal), from Akkadian kinattu, kinātu (colleague; comrade, fellow; relative), or elsewhere ܟܱܠܬܴ݂ܐ (kalləṯā, bride; daughter-in-law; sister-in-law), from Akkadian kallatu, kallātu.

Noun

كَنَّة (kannaf (plural كَنَائِن (kanāʔin) or كَنَّات (kannāt))

  1. female relative through marriage; sister-in-law or daughter-in-law
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ك ن ن (k n n)
2 terms

Noun

كُنَّة or كِنَّة (kunna or kinnaf (plural كُنَّات (kunnāt) or كِنَّات (kinnāt) or كِنَان (kinān))

  1. pavilion, penthouse, marquee
Declension

References

  • Ullmann, Manfred (1959–1970) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band I (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 372–373
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كنة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 986

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَنَّة (kanna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kin.ne/,
  • IPA(key): /kin.na/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

كنّة (kinnef (plural كناين (kanāyen))

  1. daughter-in-law

See also

  • صهر (ṣihr, son-in-law)