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كنى

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ك ن ي (k n y)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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كَنَى (kanā) I (non-past يَكْنِي (yaknī), verbal noun كِنَايَة (kināya) or كُنْيَة (kunya) or كِنْيَة (kinya))

  1. indicate something metonymically, allude, refer to something in a veiled way
  2. to call someone by a nickname, to give them a nickname
  3. (passive voice) to bear a nickname
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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كَنَّى (kannā) II (non-past يُكَنِّي (yukannī), verbal noun تَكْنِيَة (takniya))

  1. to designate with kunya, to nickname [+ transitive (object)] as [+ transitive or بِ (object)]
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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ك ن ي
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic كَنَّى (kannā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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كنى (kanna) II (non-past يكني (ykanni))

  1. to call someone by their last name
    Synonym: لقن (laqqan)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of كنى
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كنّيت (kannīt) كنّيتي (kannīti) كنّى (kanna) كنّينا (kannīna) كنّيتوا (kannītu) كنّاوا (kannāw)
f كنّات (kannāt)
non-past m نكنّي (nkanni) تكنّي (tkanni) يكنّي (ykanni) نكنّيوا (nkannīw) تكنّيوا (tkannīw) يكنّيوا (ykannīw)
f تكنّي (tkanni) تكنّي (tkanni)
imperative m كنّي (kanni) كنّيوا (kannīw)
f كنّي (kanni)