maknūn

concealed, well-kept

مَكْنُون

Word

Adjective · pattern مَفْعُول

Root

ك ن ن

In the library

وله غريزةٌ مكنونةٌ في الإنسان كامنةٌ كالنار في الحجر لا تظهر ولا يرى ضوءها حتى يقدحها قادحٌ من الناس؛ فإذا قدحت ظهرت طبيعتها.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries

كِنٌّ A place of retreat or concealment

A place of retreat or concealment; such as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber: (Beyd, xvi. 83:) see بَرٌّ. ― -b2- كِنٌّ The shelter of a wall: see دِفْءٌ. ― -b3- A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting. (S, * Msb, * K.) See ظِلٌّ, where I have thus rendered it.
كُنَّةٌ Open entry

: see طَنَفٌ.
كِنَانَةٌ Open entry

: see جَعْبَةٌ.
كَانُونٌ A fire-place; a place in which fire is lighted

A fire-place; a place in which fire is lighted. (S, K.)
مَكْنُونُ الفَايأِلِ Open entry

: see a verse of El-Aashà in art. فيل.
فاعل مُسْتَكِنٌّ Open entry

: see مُسْتَقِنٌ.

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