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Lane files this root under قنو, and the entries below are that article. The Qur’ān’s own spelling is قنى.

Form 1قَنِىَ الحَيَآءَ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarقُنُوٌّmuḍāriʿيَقْنُو

Core sense — he kept to his sense of shame; he acquired sheep or goats permanentlygenerated

1.1he kept to, or preserved, his sense of shame, or modesty—اِسْتَحْيَى
he kept to, or preserved, his sense of shame, or modesty—اِسْتَقْنَى

on this sense The phrase of the heading means: he kept to the sense of shame, or modesty, and preserved it.

1.1.1he acquired sheep, or goats, for himself [as a permanent possession], not for sale—قَنَا غَنَمًا
he acquired sheep, or goats, for himself [as a permanent possession], not for sale—اِقْتَنَى
1.1.2

قَنَا: a dialectal variant of قَنَأَ; see that word.

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He kept to the sense of shame, or modesty; (S, K;) he preserved it: and i. q. اِسْتَحْيَى : and اِسْتَقْنَى he kept to [or preserved] his sense of shame, or modesty. (TA.) قَنَا غَنَمًا , and اِقْتَنَى , He took for himself, got, or acquired, sheep, or goats [for a permanent possession], not for sale. (JK.) قَنَا , aor. يَقْنُو , inf. n. قُنُوٌّ ; a dial. var. of قَنَأَ , q. v. (TA.)
Form 3قَانَى1 sense

Core sense — he wove with one white thread and one blackgenerated

3.1

See قَانَأَ.

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: see قَانَأَ .
Form 8اقْتَنَى1 sense

Core sense — he acquired property for himself as a permanent stock, not for tradegenerated

8.1

He acquired, or got, for himself property, camels and the like, as a permanent stock, for breeding, not for trade.

He made it be in his possession and not leave his hand; he acquired it for himself permanently.

See Form 1.

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He gained, acquired, or got, for himself, (S, K,) or took for himself, (Mgh,) property, or camels, &c., (S, Mgh,) as a permanent stock, for propagation, (Mgh,) not for merchandise: (S, Mgh:) he made it to be in his possession, not to depart from his hand: (TA:) he acquired it for himself permanently, or for a permanence. See 1.
Form 10إِسْتَقْنَوَ1 sense

Core sense — he acquired it for himself as a permanent possessiongenerated

10.1

See Form 1.

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see 1.

Derived nouns 6

Nounقَنًا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an arching of the nose; also a plant so called in Egyptgenerated

1

Said of the nose: see شَمَمٌ.

1.1a name given in Egypt to وُشَّق—قنا وُشَّق

It is also called أُشَّق and أُشَّج.

Mentioned in art. اشق.

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of the nose: see شَمَمٌ . قنا وُشَّق a name given in Egypt to وُشَّق ; also called أُشَّق and أُشَّج . (TA in art. اشق .)
Nounقَنَاةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a spear-shaft; an underground water channel; a pipegenerated

1

A spear-shaft; a spear that is hollow, like a cane; a spear with a head fixed on it.

1.1

Hence: an underground channel, or conduit, for water.

1.2

[And a pipe.]

1.3the بُلْبُل [or spout] of the كوز [or mug], that pours out the water—قَنَاةُ الكُوزِ

Mentioned in art. بل.

1.4

قَنَاةٌ is said to signify بَقَرَةٌ وَحْشِيَّةٌ; see فَنَاةٌ.

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A spear-shaft; (Mgh;) a spear (T, S. K) that is hollow, like a cane; (Az, in TA;) a spear with a head affixed to it. (Msb.) Hence, A subterranean channel, or conduit, for water. (Mgh.) [And A pipe.] قَنَاةُ الكُوزِ The بُلْبُل [or spout] of the كوز [or mug], that pours forth the water. (M, K, in art. بل .) قَنَاةٌ , said to signify بَقَرَةٌ وَحْشِيَّةٌ : see فَنَاةٌ .
Nounفِنْوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — sheep, or goats, acquired as a permanent possessiongenerated

1

See قِنِيَّةٌ.

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: see قِنِيَّةٌ .
Nounقِنْيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — sheep, or goats, acquired as a permanent possession, not for salegenerated

1sheep, or goats, taken for oneself, or acquired, [as a permanent possession,] not for sale—قِنْوَةٌ

The headword has the same meaning.

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and قِنْوَةٌ Sheep, or goats, taken for oneself, gotten, or acquired, [for a permanent possession,] not for sale. (JK.)
Nounأَقْنَى1 sense

Core sense — most preservativegenerated

1

In the proverb خَلَاؤُكَ أَقْنَى لِحَيائِكَ, it is the same as أَلْزَمُ [as meaning Most preservative: see that proverb in art. خلو, and see قَنِىَ الحَيَآءَ above].

Mentioned in art. خلو.

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in the prov., خَلَاؤُكَ أَقْنَى لِحَيائِكَ i. q. أَلْزَمُ [as meaning Most preservative: see that prov. in art. خلو , and see قَنِىَ الحَيَآءَ , above]. (S in art. خلو , and Meyd.)
Nounمُقَانَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — weaving with one white thread and one blackgenerated

1

The weaving with one thread white and one thread black.

Mentioned under the word نِيرٌ.

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The weaving with one thread white and one thread black. (T, voce نِيرٌ .)