كنثة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• كَنْثَا (kanṯā), كَنْثَجَة (kanṯaja)

Etymology

From Aramaic כַנְתָא / ܟܰܢܬܵܐ (kanṯā, “wicker basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.θa/

Noun

كَنْثَة • (kanṯa) f (obsolete)

1. a kind of elongate basket for fruits or flowers woven from myrtle and willow twigs or reeds etc. for amusement by women
2. bearing, hurter, a bundle of reeds to reduce friction between ships

   Synonym: طُنّ (ṭunn)

Declension

Declension of noun كَنْثَة (kanṯa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَنْثَة kanṯa	الْكَنْثَة al-kanṯa	كَنْثَة kanṯat
Nominative	كَنْثَةٌ kanṯatun	الْكَنْثَةُ al-kanṯatu	كَنْثَةُ kanṯatu
Accusative	كَنْثَةً kanṯatan	الْكَنْثَةَ al-kanṯata	كَنْثَةَ kanṯata
Genitive	كَنْثَةٍ kanṯatin	الْكَنْثَةِ al-kanṯati	كَنْثَةِ kanṯati

References

• “kntˀ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1893) “Beiträge zur Erklärung der Glossen des Bar Bahlûl II.”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎^[1] (in German), volume 7, page 83
• Kremer, Alfred von (1884) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie. II‎^[2] (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 47
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “كنثة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2632