كنة

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 • (kanna) f (plural كَنَائِن‎ (kanāʔin) or كَنَّات‎ (kannāt))

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

Etymology 2

From the root ك نن‎ (k-n-n).

Noun

كُنَّة or كِنَّة • (kunna or kinna) f (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/, [ˈkɪn.ne]
  • IPA(key): /kin.na/, [ˈkɪn.na]
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Noun

كنّة • (kinne) f (plural كناين‎ (kanāyen))

  1. daughter-in-law

See also

  • صهر‎ (ṣihr, “son-in-law”)
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