قن

See also: فن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare the widespread Aramaic ܩܸܢܵܐ / קִנָא / קֵינָא (qennā, “nest; animal burrow; any cluster; family of an animal”), Hebrew קֵן (qēn, “nest”), Akkadian 𒆥𒉡 (qinnu, “nest; lair; family of an animal”). Since this term is spread chiefly in Asiatic Arabic north of Najd, it is probably a continuation of the Aramaic. It is further connected back to Akkadian qanû (“to keep, to buy, to acquire”), itself with relations to Akkadian 𒂵𒈾𒉡 (ganānu, “to confine, especially a person or living thing”), and Akkadian 𒅗𒈾𒉡 (kanānu, “to twist or coil, to wrap up an object or possession”), of Proto-Semitic origin denoting concepts of crafting, to acquire or make, building up, to establish or make stay.

Noun

قُنّ • (qunn) m (plural قِنَان (qinān))

1. coop for domestic birds to be fattened, pen for poultry, brooding cage, henhouse, pigeon’s home and the like

   Synonyms: خُمّ (ḵumm), خُنّ (ḵunn), كِرْس (kirs), زَرِيبَة (zarība), مَدَجّ (madajj)

Declension

Declension of noun قُنّ (qunn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنّ qunn	الْقُنّ al-qunn	قُنّ qunn
Nominative	قُنٌّ qunnun	الْقُنُّ al-qunnu	قُنُّ qunnu
Accusative	قُنًّا qunnan	الْقُنَّ al-qunna	قُنَّ qunna
Genitive	قُنٍّ qunnin	الْقُنِّ al-qunni	قُنِّ qunni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنَّيْن qunnayn	الْقُنَّيْن al-qunnayn	قُنَّيْ qunnay
Nominative	قُنَّانِ qunnāni	الْقُنَّانِ al-qunnāni	قُنَّا qunnā
Accusative	قُنَّيْنِ qunnayni	الْقُنَّيْنِ al-qunnayni	قُنَّيْ qunnay
Genitive	قُنَّيْنِ qunnayni	الْقُنَّيْنِ al-qunnayni	قُنَّيْ qunnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَان qinān	الْقِنَان al-qinān	قِنَان qinān
Nominative	قِنَانٌ qinānun	الْقِنَانُ al-qinānu	قِنَانُ qinānu
Accusative	قِنَانًا qinānan	الْقِنَانَ al-qināna	قِنَانَ qināna
Genitive	قِنَانٍ qinānin	الْقِنَانِ al-qināni	قِنَانِ qināni

Alternative forms

• كُنّ (kunn) — Upper Egypt

Etymology 2

Connected to ق ن ي (q-n-y) meaning to acquire or keep; for more see above.

Noun

قِنّ • (qinn) m or f (plural أَقْنَان (ʔaqnān) or أَقِنَّة (ʔaqinna))

1. slave, serf or a particular kind of slave or serf or enslaved possession, one that is kept or acquired

Declension

Declension of noun قِنّ (qinn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنّ qinn	الْقِنّ al-qinn	قِنّ qinn
Nominative	قِنٌّ qinnun	الْقِنُّ al-qinnu	قِنُّ qinnu
Accusative	قِنًّا qinnan	الْقِنَّ al-qinna	قِنَّ qinna
Genitive	قِنٍّ qinnin	الْقِنِّ al-qinni	قِنِّ qinni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِنَّيْن qinnayn	الْقِنَّيْن al-qinnayn	قِنَّيْ qinnay
Nominative	قِنَّانِ qinnāni	الْقِنَّانِ al-qinnāni	قِنَّا qinnā
Accusative	قِنَّيْنِ qinnayni	الْقِنَّيْنِ al-qinnayni	قِنَّيْ qinnay
Genitive	قِنَّيْنِ qinnayni	الْقِنَّيْنِ al-qinnayni	قِنَّيْ qinnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْنَان‎; أَقِنَّة ʔaqnān‎; ʔaqinna	الْأَقْنَان‎; الْأَقِنَّة al-ʔaqnān‎; al-ʔaqinna	أَقْنَان‎; أَقِنَّة ʔaqnān‎; ʔaqinnat
Nominative	أَقْنَانٌ‎; أَقِنَّةٌ ʔaqnānun‎; ʔaqinnatun	الْأَقْنَانُ‎; الْأَقِنَّةُ al-ʔaqnānu‎; al-ʔaqinnatu	أَقْنَانُ‎; أَقِنَّةُ ʔaqnānu‎; ʔaqinnatu
Accusative	أَقْنَانًا‎; أَقِنَّةً ʔaqnānan‎; ʔaqinnatan	الْأَقْنَانَ‎; الْأَقِنَّةَ al-ʔaqnāna‎; al-ʔaqinnata	أَقْنَانَ‎; أَقِنَّةَ ʔaqnāna‎; ʔaqinnata
Genitive	أَقْنَانٍ‎; أَقِنَّةٍ ʔaqnānin‎; ʔaqinnatin	الْأَقْنَانِ‎; الْأَقِنَّةِ al-ʔaqnāni‎; al-ʔaqinnati	أَقْنَانِ‎; أَقِنَّةِ ʔaqnāni‎; ʔaqinnati

Derived terms

• قُنُونَة (qunūna), قِنِّيّة (qinniyya, “such slavehood”)

Etymology 3

Uncertain with multiple correlations suggesting doublets of a similar term. A variation of قِمَّة (qimma) denoting a heap or pile, to scrape together into a vertex. Alternatively, a variant of قِنّ (qinn), a clipping of قِنِّينَة (qinnīna); literally a bottle or flask by comparison to its narrowing as it rises. Compare also قُلَّة (qulla) which may have a similar conception as its source or alternative from its smallness at the tip, its narrowing.

Noun

قُنّ • (qunn) m

1. Alternative form of قُنَّة (qunna), summit, small mountain

Declension

Declension of noun قُنّ (qunn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُنّ qunn	الْقُنّ al-qunn	قُنّ qunn
Nominative	قُنٌّ qunnun	الْقُنُّ al-qunnu	قُنُّ qunnu
Accusative	قُنًّا qunnan	الْقُنَّ al-qunna	قُنَّ qunna
Genitive	قُنٍّ qunnin	الْقُنِّ al-qunni	قُنِّ qunni

References

• “qn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “قن” in Almaany
• Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 360–364
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “قن”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 407b
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “قن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 501a
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “قن”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 847b
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1058
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 925