قناة

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā, reed, cane, tube), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.naːh/

Noun

قَنَاة • (qanāh) f (plural قَنَوَات (qanawāt))

  1. channel, canal
    قَنَاة السُّوَيْسqanāt as-suwaysThe Suez Canal
  2. TV channel
    قَنَاة تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّةqanāh tilifizyūniyyatelevision channel
  3. spear, lance
    • Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism p. 163 by Yasin T. al-Jibouri, quoting Bashir ibn Juthlim (61 AH/680 AD)
      يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مَقَامَ لَكُمْ بِهَا *** قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَأَدْمُعِي مِدْرَارُ
      الْجِسْمُ مِنْهُ بِكَرْبَلَا مُضَرَّجُ*** وَالرَّأْسُ مِنْه عَلَى الْقَنَاةِ يُدَارُ
      O people of Yathrib! May you never stay therein! *** Al-Husayn is killed, so my tears now rain
      His body is in Karbala’ covered with blood *** While his head is on a spear displayed.
    Synonym: رُمْح (rumḥ)

Declension

Derived terms

  • قَنَّاء (qannāʔ, lance-bearer)

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
  • Moroccan Arabic: قناة (qanāt)
  • Classical Persian: قنات (qanāt)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.naː/, [qɑˈnæː]
  • (file)

Noun

قناة • (qanā, ʔanā) f (plural قناوات (qanāwāt))

  1. canal (for shipping or irrigation)
  2. river bed, channel
  3. channel (TV, radio etc.)
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