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كن

no verb forms  ·  6 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 12

Derived nouns 6

Nounكِنٌّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place of shelter or concealment; a coveringgenerated

1

A place of retreat or concealment, such as a cave, or an excavated house or chamber.

See بَرٌّ.

1.1the shelter of a wall—كِنٌّ

See دِفْءٌ.

1.2

A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting.

This is how I have rendered it at ظِلٌّ.

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A place of retreat or concealment; such as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber: (Beyd, xvi. 83:) see بَرٌّ . كِنٌّ The shelter of a wall: see دِفْءٌ . A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting. (S, * Msb, * K.) See ظِلٌّ , where I have thus rendered it.
Nounكُنَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of shelter, a coveringgenerated

1

See طَنَفٌ.

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: see طَنَفٌ .
Nounكِنَانَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a quiver for arrowsgenerated

1

See جَعْبَةٌ.

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: see جَعْبَةٌ .
Nounكَانُونٌ1 sense

Core sense — a fire-place, a place in which fire is lightedgenerated

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A fire-place; a place in which fire is lighted.

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A fire-place; a place in which fire is lighted. (S, K.)
Nounمَكْنُونُ الفَائِلِ1 sense

Core sense — a concealed thinggenerated

1

See a verse of El-Aashà in the article فيل.

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: see a verse of El-Aashà in art. فيل .
Nounفاعل مُسْتَكِنٌّ1 sense

Core sense — an agent that is concealed, not expressedgenerated

1

See مُسْتَقِنٌ.

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: see مُسْتَقِنٌ .