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 (in German), volume 7, page 83
  • “” in Kremer, Alfred von (1884) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie. II‎ (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 47
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “كنثة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2632
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