كناية

See also: کنایه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ن و (k-n-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.naː.ja/

Noun

كِنَايَة (kināya) f (plural كِنَايَات (kināyāt))

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

Declension

References

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