Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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كمى كن كنب


كِنٌّ

كِنٌّ A place of retreat or concealment; such as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber: (Beyd, xvi. 83:) see بَرٌّ.

Root: كن - Entry: كِنٌّ Signification: A2

كِنٌّ The shelter of a wall: see دِفْءٌ.

Root: كن - Entry: كِنٌّ Signification: A3

A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting. (Ṣ,* Mṣb,* Ḳ.) See ظِلٌّ, where I have thus rendered it.


كُنَّةٌ

كُنَّةٌ: see طَنَفٌ.


كِنَانَةٌ

كِنَانَةٌ: see جَعْبَةٌ.


كَانُونٌ

كَانُونٌ A fire-place; a place in which fire is lighted. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)


مَكْنُونُ

مَكْنُونُ الفَائِلِ: see a verse of El-Aạshà in art. فيل.


مُسْتَكِنٌّ

فاعل مُسْتَكِنٌّ: see مُسْتَقِنٌ.


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