كنف
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From the root ك ن ف (k-n-f), with some senses denominally derived from كَنِيف (kanīf, “a toilet”). The noun kanaf is from Proto-Semitic *kanap-, and cognate with Akkadian 𒉺 (kappum, “wing, branch”), Hebrew כנף (kanáf, “wing”), Ge'ez ክንፍ (kənf, “wing, fin”).
Pronunciation 1 edit
Verb edit
كَنَفَ • (kanafa) I, non-past يَكْنُفُ (yaknufu) (transitive)
- to enclose (an area); to fence
- to confine (something or someone); to shut, lock, close, or fence in; to enclose
- to protect; to guard; to keep; to shelter
- to outspread (one's hands) like a bowl
- Synonym: جَمَعَ (jamaʕa)
- to supply (an area) with a toilet
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
كَنَفَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns كَنْف or كُنُوف)verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
كَنْف or كُنُوف kanf or kunūf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
kānif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maknūf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kanaftu |
kanafta |
كَنَفَ kanafa |
kanaftumā |
kanafā |
kanafnā |
kanaftum |
kanafū | |||
f | kanafti |
kanafat |
kanafatā |
kanaftunna |
kanafna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaknufu |
taknufu |
yaknufu |
taknufāni |
yaknufāni |
naknufu |
taknufūna |
yaknufūna | |||
f | taknufīna |
taknufu |
taknufāni |
taknufna |
yaknufna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaknufa |
taknufa |
yaknufa |
taknufā |
yaknufā |
naknufa |
taknufū |
yaknufū | |||
f | taknufī |
taknufa |
taknufā |
taknufna |
yaknufna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaknuf |
taknuf |
yaknuf |
taknufā |
yaknufā |
naknuf |
taknufū |
yaknufū | |||
f | taknufī |
taknuf |
taknufā |
taknufna |
yaknufna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | uknuf |
uknufā |
uknufū |
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f | uknufī |
uknufna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | kuniftu |
kunifta |
كُنِفَ kunifa |
kuniftumā |
kunifā |
kunifnā |
kuniftum |
kunifū | |||
f | kunifti |
kunifat |
kunifatā |
kuniftunna |
kunifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuknafu |
tuknafu |
yuknafu |
tuknafāni |
yuknafāni |
nuknafu |
tuknafūna |
yuknafūna | |||
f | tuknafīna |
tuknafu |
tuknafāni |
tuknafna |
yuknafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuknafa |
tuknafa |
yuknafa |
tuknafā |
yuknafā |
nuknafa |
tuknafū |
yuknafū | |||
f | tuknafī |
tuknafa |
tuknafā |
tuknafna |
yuknafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuknaf |
tuknaf |
yuknaf |
tuknafā |
yuknafā |
nuknaf |
tuknafū |
yuknafū | |||
f | tuknafī |
tuknaf |
tuknafā |
tuknafna |
yuknafna |
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
كَنَف • (kanaf) m (plural أَكْنَاف (ʔaknāf))
- (countable, of primates) the lateral part of the torso, the side
- Synonym: حِضْن (ḥiḍn)
- (countable, of avians or other winged animals) the lateral propelling organ, the wing
- Synonym: جَنَاح (janāḥ)
- (countable) a shadow
- Synonym: ظِلّ (ẓill)
- (uncountable) guardianship; protection; keeping; patronage
Declension edit
Declension of noun كَنَف (kanaf)
References edit
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “كنف”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “كنف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “كنف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz