Root

ك ن ت

0 verbs · 5 nouns and adjectives

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries
  • كَنَتَ فِى خَلْقِهِ Form I He (a man) was strong in his make
    , (aor. , inf. n. كَنْتٌ, TK,) He (a man) was strong in his make. (IAar, TS, K.) -A2- كَنِتَ, aor. , It (a skin, TA) became foul with the grease of milk [and so retained the water, or milk, well]; syn. حَشِنَ: (TS, and SM's copy of the K: in the CK and a MS. copy of the K, خَشُنَ: in another copy of the K, حَسُنَ.)
  • اكتنت Form VIII He was lowly; humble; submissive
    He was lowly; humble; submissive. (K.) [See اِقْتَنَتَ.] ― -b2- He was content, or well pleased; acquiesced. (K.)
  • كُنْتٌ Open entry
    : see كُنْتِىٌّ.
  • سِقَاءٌ كَنِيتٌ A skin that retains
    [as also قَنِيتٌ] A skin that retains [the water, or milk,] well. (K.)
  • كُنْتِىٌّ Strong; robust
    Strong; robust. (Ibn-Buzruj, K.) An epithet applied to a man. (Ibn-Buzruj.) Formed from كُنْتُ “ I was ” because an old man speaks of himself in time past saying كُنْتُ كَذَا وَكُنْتُ كَذَا. (MF.) ― -b2- Also, [and ↓ كُنْتٌ, as implied in the TA, and in the S in art., عجن,] and ↓ كُنْتُنِىٌّ, i. q. كَبِيرٌ [app. Great in age; old: aged]. (AZ, K.) A poet says, " وَمَا كُنْتُ كُنْتِيًّا وَمَا كُنْتُ عَاجِنًا وَشَرُّ الرِّجَالِ الكُنْتُنِىُّ وَعَاجِنُ " [And I was not old, nor was I one who raised himself from the ground by the help of his hands: and the worst of men is the old, and one who raises himself so]. (TA.)
  • كُنْتَنِىٌّ Open entry
    : see كُنْتِىُّ.

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