كنية

كنية

See also: کنیه‎

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew כינוי / כִּנּוּי‎ and Classical Syriac ܟܘܢܝܐ‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kun.ja/

Noun

كُنْيَة • (kunya) f (plural كُنًى‎ (kunan) or كُنُيَات‎ (kunuyāt) or كُنْيَات‎ (kunyāt))

1. kunya (a teknonym, traditionally derived from the name of the eldest son, or in absence thereof the eldest daughter)

Declension

Declension of noun كُنْيَة (kunya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُنْيَة kunya	الْكُنْيَة‎ al-kunya	كُنْيَة kunyat
Nominative	كُنْيَةٌ kunyatun	الْكُنْيَةُ‎ al-kunyatu	كُنْيَةُ kunyatu
Accusative	كُنْيَةً kunyatan	الْكُنْيَةَ‎ al-kunyata	كُنْيَةَ kunyata
Genitive	كُنْيَةٍ kunyatin	الْكُنْيَةِ‎ al-kunyati	كُنْيَةِ kunyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُنْيَتَيْن‎ kunyatayn	الْكُنْيَتَيْن‎ al-kunyatayn	كُنْيَتَيْ‎ kunyatay
Nominative	كُنْيَتَانِ‎ kunyatāni	الْكُنْيَتَانِ‎ al-kunyatāni	كُنْيَتَا‎ kunyatā
Accusative	كُنْيَتَيْنِ‎ kunyatayni	الْكُنْيَتَيْنِ‎ al-kunyatayni	كُنْيَتَيْ‎ kunyatay
Genitive	كُنْيَتَيْنِ‎ kunyatayni	الْكُنْيَتَيْنِ‎ al-kunyatayni	كُنْيَتَيْ‎ kunyatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُنَى‎‎; كُنُيَات‎‎; كُنْيَات‎ kunā‎; kunuyāt‎; kunyāt	الْكُنَى‎‎; الْكُنُيَات‎‎; الْكُنْيَات‎ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāt‎; al-kunyāt	كُنَى‎‎; كُنُيَات‎‎; كُنْيَات‎ kunā‎; kunuyāt‎; kunyāt
Nominative	كُنًى‎‎; كُنُيَاتٌ‎‎; كُنْيَاتٌ‎ kunan‎; kunuyātun‎; kunyātun	الْكُنَى‎‎; الْكُنُيَاتُ‎‎; الْكُنْيَاتُ‎ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyātu‎; al-kunyātu	كُنَى‎‎; كُنُيَاتُ‎‎; كُنْيَاتُ‎ kunā‎; kunuyātu‎; kunyātu
Accusative	كُنًى‎‎; كُنُيَاتٍ‎‎; كُنْيَاتٍ‎ kunan‎; kunuyātin‎; kunyātin	الْكُنَى‎‎; الْكُنُيَاتِ‎‎; الْكُنْيَاتِ‎ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāti‎; al-kunyāti	كُنَى‎‎; كُنُيَاتِ‎‎; كُنْيَاتِ‎ kunā‎; kunuyāti‎; kunyāti
Genitive	كُنًى‎‎; كُنُيَاتٍ‎‎; كُنْيَاتٍ‎ kunan‎; kunuyātin‎; kunyātin	الْكُنَى‎‎; الْكُنُيَاتِ‎‎; الْكُنْيَاتِ‎ al-kunā‎; al-kunuyāti‎; al-kunyāti	كُنَى‎‎; كُنُيَاتِ‎‎; كُنْيَاتِ‎ kunā‎; kunuyāti‎; kunyāti

Derived terms

• كَنَّى‎ (kannā)
• تَكَنَّى‎ (takannā)

Descendants

• → English: kunya
• → Ladino: alkunya
• → Ottoman Turkish: كنیه‎ (künye)
  • Turkish: künye
• → Persian: کنیه‎ (konye)
• → Portuguese: alcunha
• → Spanish: alcurnia

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كنية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ن ي‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كُنَيَّة‎ (kunayya), diminutive of كُنْيَة‎ (kunya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knij.ja/

Noun

كنية • (kniyya) f (plural كنيات‎ (kniyyāt))

1. surname

   Synonym: كنوة‎ (kunwa)